James Carlson wrote: > Brian Utterback writes: >> I have a customer that is installing a UPS on there system. The >> installation instructions (written prior to Solaris 10) to insert some >> lines into /sbin/rc0 near the end which tell the UPS to cut the power. > > Ew! That was never right, even before S10. /sbin/rc0 was delivered > as a type 'f' file in packaging. It's not an administrative > interface, and the contents can be overwritten without warning or > recourse by system upgrade or patching. >
Funny, that is what I told them almost word for word. Except without the "Ew!" part. >> The problem is that on Solaris 10, the rc0 script isn't run at >> shutdown, only startup. Is there a hook or script or method or >> something that will allow the customer to run the necessary commands >> at or near the end of a system shutdown? > > /etc/rc0.d/K99ups, maybe? My understanding is that the legacy scripts run first, not last. Since the effect of this command is to cut power, that probably won't do it. -- blu There are two rules in life: Rule 1- Don't tell people everything you know ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Brian Utterback - Solaris RPE, Sun Microsystems, Inc. Ph:877-259-7345, Em:brian.utterback-at-ess-you-enn-dot-kom
