Postpatch Script in 106542-04 Incorrectly Removes /devices Entries on a SPARC Server (4228999)

This condition only applies to SPARC servers that have x86 diskless clients or x86 Solstice AutoClients.

The postpatch script included in the MU2 with patch 106542-04 (x86) removes two /devices/pseudo entries from $ROOTDIR. Deleting these two entries may leave the server in a condition in which /var/utmpx cannot be written to during a subsequent reboot.

Workaround: After backing out the MU2 from a SPARC server that has an x86 diskless client or a Solstice AutoClient service area, execute the postpatch script using any -04 or later revision of patch 106541 for the SPARC platform or patch 106542 for the x86 platform to recreate the missing devices entries on the server.

Before Rebooting a Server:

1. Copy the postpatch script from the following locations on the MU2 CD to the /tmp directory before you reboot the server:

   • SPARC platform:

     # /cdrom/s7_maintenance_update_2_sparc/Solaris_7_MU2/sparc/Patches/106541-04/postpatch

   • x86 platform:

     # /cdrom/s7_maintenance_update_2_x86/Solaris_7_MU2/i386/Patches/106542-04/postpatch

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     Note -

     The script is identical on the SPARC and x86 platforms.

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2. Edit the postpatch script that you copied by adding the following line at the top of the script before any other commands.

   ROOTDIR=/

3. Execute the postpatch script.

   # /tmp/postpatch

If a Server Has Already Been Rebooted:

1. Boot in single user mode from the CD or the network and mount the root filesystem to /a.

2. Copy the postpatch script from the following locations on the MU2 CD to the /a/tmp directory.

3. Edit the postpatch script that you copied by adding the following line at the top of the script before any other commands.

   ROOTDIR=/a

4. Execute the postpatch script.

   # /a/tmp/postpatch