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Subject: [smf-discuss] query on smf
From: Karthik Ramamurthy <kart...@veritas.com>
To: smf-discuss at opensolaris.org
Date: Mon Nov 12 2007 20:17:56 GMT+0100 (CET)

> hi,
> 
> i have a pseudo device driver installed as a package. i am using smf
> to start/stop the service. i do not want the service to be enabled
> after package installation, but would like it to be enabled after
> every reboot.
> 
> i tried marking create_default_instance=false in the manifest -- this
> does not enable the service after package install but it also disables
> the service after every reboot. 

you probably meant "create_default_instance enabled='false'". Anyway,
this is a good start :-)

> following the reboot, the service gets
> enabled, but get disabled immediately after that.

You're looking for RFE 6198442 "deferred enable/disable for svcadm and 
libscf"

There is a workaround (described in the CR) that you can use in a 
postinstall script to do what you want.

-- Renaud



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