Default Run Level

custangro · 05-01-2007, 12:30 PM

Hello All,

I've just finished my first installation of Solaris 10 (on an x86 server). And I have a question.

After the installation finished it started in GUI mode. How do I change the default runlevel to 3? I tried to edit the /etc/inittab file but the file (obviously) looks nothing like the Linux inittab file.

How do I edit this file? Which line do I edit?

Code:

# Copyright 2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
# Use is subject to license terms.
#
# The /etc/inittab file controls the configuration of init(1M); for more
# information refer to init(1M) and inittab(4).  It is no longer
# necessary to edit inittab(4) directly; administrators should use the
# Solaris Service Management Facility (SMF) to define services instead.
# Refer to smf(5) and the System Administration Guide for more
# information on SMF.
#
# For modifying parameters passed to ttymon, use svccfg(1m) to modify
# the SMF repository. For example:
#
#       # svccfg
#       svc:> select system/console-login
#       svc:/system/console-login> setprop ttymon/terminal_type = "xterm"
#       svc:/system/console-login> exit
#
#ident  "@(#)inittab    1.41    04/12/14 SMI"
ap::sysinit:/sbin/autopush -f /etc/iu.ap
sp::sysinit:/sbin/soconfig -f /etc/sock2path
smf::sysinit:/lib/svc/bin/svc.startd    >/dev/msglog 2<>/dev/msglog </dev/console
p3:s1234:powerfail:/usr/sbin/shutdown -y -i5 -g0 >/dev/msglog 2<>/dev/msglog
pt:s1234:powerfail:/usr/lib/svc/method/installupdates lock</code>

bsdunix · 05-01-2007, 01:58 PM

Quote:

How do I edit this file? Which line do I edit?

You don't edit it. I guess you didn't read the comments
"... It is no longer necessary to edit inittab(4) directly; administrators should use the Solaris Service Management Facility (SMF) to define services instead. ..."

If you don't read smf(5) man page, but instead do a Google search about it, you'll find these in the result:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&r...fault+runlevel

Solaris Service Management Facility - Quickstart Guide
svcadm(1M) is now the preferred method of setting the system's default run level. This is done with the milestone subcommand and the FMRI of a valid milestone:

Old method

Code:

# vi /etc/inittab

SMF Method

Code:

# svcadm milestone -d milestone/single-user:default

http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/content/...uickstart.html

Run Levels
Run Level => SMF Milestone FMRI

S => milestone/single-user:default

2 => milestone/multi-user:default

3 => milestone/multi-user-server:default

http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/819...4m1vlg3?a=view

custangro · 05-01-2007, 02:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bsdunix

You don't edit it. I guess you didn't read the comments
"... It is no longer necessary to edit inittab(4) directly; administrators should use the Solaris Service Management Facility (SMF) to define services instead. ..."

If you don't read smf(5) man page, but instead do a Google search about it, you'll find these in the result:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&r...fault+runlevel

Solaris Service Management Facility - Quickstart Guide
svcadm(1M) is now the preferred method of setting the system's default run level. This is done with the milestone subcommand and the FMRI of a valid milestone:

Old method

Code:

# vi /etc/inittab

SMF Method

Code:

# svcadm milestone -d milestone/single-user:default

http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/content/...uickstart.html

Run Levels
Run Level => SMF Milestone FMRI

S => milestone/single-user:default

2 => milestone/multi-user:default

3 => milestone/multi-user-server:default

http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/819...4m1vlg3?a=view

Thank you! This worked perfectly....

Hmmm....maybe I should read ALL the comments in a file before posting

....sorry

bsdunix · 05-01-2007, 03:08 PM

Quote:

Hmmm....maybe I should read ALL the comments in a file before posting

No problem, I get that way sometimes too.

jlliagre · 05-01-2007, 11:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by custangro

After the installation finished it started in GUI mode. How do I change the default runlevel to 3?

Solaris default runlevel (now miletone) is already 3, but there is no runlevel 4 to enable the GUI with Solaris. This is something specific to most (but not all) Linux distributions.

If what you are really looking for is how to disable the graphic environment, this can be done with that command: "/usr/dt/bin/dtconfig -d" or better with latest Solaris 10: "svcadm disable cde-login".