INIT: Cannot access /var/adm/utmpx, remaining in single user mode.

From: Andelko Begic (andelkobegic_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 10/26/04

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    To: sunmanagers@sunmanagers.org
    Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 09:58:36 +0200
    
    

    i have got exactly the same problems as you got on my server

    ##########
    Type control-d to proceed with normal startup,
    (or give root password for system maintenance):
    ENTER RUN LEVEL (0-6, s or S) [3]:

    INIT: Cannot access /var/adm/utmpx, remaining in single user mode.

    INIT: SINGLE USER MODE

    Type control-d to proceed with normal startup,
    (or give root password for system maintenance):
    single-user privilege assigned to /dev/console.
    Entering System Maintenance Mode

    Oct 26 10:46:23 su: 'su root' succeeded for root on /dev/console
    Sun Microsystems Inc. SunOS 5.8 Generic Patch October 2001
    root@mdims1mp001> root@mdims1mp001> mount

    / on /dev/vx/dsk/rootvol
    read/write/setuid/intr/largefiles/logging/onerror=panic/dev=43c0000 on Mon
    Oct 25 20:42:30 2004
    /proc on /proc read/write/setuid/dev=4bc0000 on Mon Oct 25 20:42:29 2004
    /dev/fd on fd read/write/setuid/dev=4c80000 on Mon Oct 25 20:42:32 2004
    /etc/mnttab on mnttab read/write/setuid/dev=4d80000 on Mon Oct 25 20:42:34
    2004
    /tmp on swap read/write/setuid/dev=1 on Tue Oct 26 10:45:23 2004
    root@mdims1mp001> root@mdims1mp001>

    ###########

    could you please help me somehow?

    Best Regards and thx in advance

    Andjelko

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