Solaris 8 Maintenance Update 4 Installation Guide

Cannot login if System is Not Rebooted (4423853)

When installing in single-user mode, do not use the exit command when done. You must instead use the reboot command. If exit is used instead of reboot, the following happens:

Workaround: If the exit command is used after installing in single-user mode, go to the ok prompt and type boot.

If the exit command is used after installing in multi-user mode and no root user remains logged in, go to the ok prompt and type boot.