DOCUMENT ID: 1500-02

SYNOPSIS:    How to boot a system with a bad /etc/system  
 
OS RELEASE:  Solaris 2.4
 
PRODUCT:
 
KEYWORDS:    etc system bad boot -as dev null
 

DESCRIPTION:

The /etc/system file is bad, so cannot boot the system, what can be done?


SOLUTION:

 Solaris reads the /etc/system file during boot up.  The boot would fail
 to boot if the /etc/system file has an error. 

 If your system refuses to boot, use the b -as command during boot time. 
 Solaris would ask for the system file to use.  Specify a saved copy of
 the /etc/system file or /dev/null.  Once in single user change the
 /etc/system and reboot the system. 


DATE APPROVED: 09/05/96