Re: SOLARIS Question - possibly slightly OT

When you reboot the server you have a the option of rebooting with a device tree reset (boot -r), the larger the system the less likely you want to do this. If you are adding additional devices you are much better off using drvconfg and then disks/tapes Five Cats wrote: > > In message <40C81A24.91589B19@oninit.com>, Paul Watson <paul@oninit.com> > writes > >AFAIK veritas does this by default and so you have to script it. > >Are you boot -r'ing, I would expect that to reset the permissions. > > boot-r'ing????? Sorry don't follow. > > But if the answer is that Veritas does this then that's fine thanks - > it's back to /etc/rc2.d! > > > > >Five Cats wrote: > >> > >> We have noticed on a couple of SOLARIS boxes (different versions of > >> SOLARIS) that rebooting seems to reset the owner & group of the physical > >> devices for the raw disk back to root & root. > >> > >> Of course a script in /etc/rc2.d can fix this, but does anyone know why > >> this is happening and if it's possible to prevent it in the first place? > >> > >> If I should go away and find a SOLARIS group to ask in, please tell me! > >> > >> BTW please do not copy any follow-ups to my email address, as I rarely > >> check it. > >> > >> Thanks. > >> > >> -- > >> Five Cats > >> Email to: cats_spam at uk2 dot net > > > > -- > Five Cats > Email to: cats_spam at uk2 dot net -- Paul Watson # Oninit Ltd # Growing old is mandatory Tel: +44 1436 672201 # Growing up is optional Fax: +44 1436 678693 # Mob: +44 7818 003457 # www.oninit.com #