Technical data

# cat /etc/release

Solaris 10 3/05 HW2 s10s_hw2wos_05 SPARC

Use is subject to license terms.

Assembled 26 September 2005

# cd /var/svc/profile

# ls -l name_service.xml ns_files.xml ns_nis.xml

lrwxrwxrwx 1 root other 12 May 21 04:06 name_service.xml -> ns_files.xml

-r--r--r-- 1 root sys 779 May 21 04:25 ns_files.xml

-r--r--r-- 1 root sys 779 Jan 21 2005 ns_nis.xml

# diff ns_files.xml ns_nis.xml

# diff name_service.xml ns_nis.xml

In the above output, the ns_nis.xml and ns_files.xml les are the same. This means that the

name_service.xml le symbolically links to the wrong name service le. The

name_service.xml le links to ns_files.xml. Instead, the name_service.xml le should link

to the ns_nis.xml.

Note – The x for CR 6411084, the SUNWcsr install or postinstall script, creates the correct link

only if name_service.xml is not a link le. If name_service.xml is already a symbolic link le,

as in the Solaris 10 Hardware 2 release, the x for CR 6411084 will not work.

After an upgrade from Solaris 10 Hardware 2 to the current Solaris 10 5/08 release, the

following message is displayed on the console or logged in the messages le:

Oct 23 12:18:45 vt2000a automount[301]: [ID 366266 daemon.error]

can’t read nis map auto_master: can’t communicate with ypbind - retrying

Also, the /network/nis/client:default service is oine.

Workaround: Choose one of the following workarounds:

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Workaround 1: Before an upgrade, remove the /var/svc/profile/name_service.xml le.

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Workaround 2: After an upgrade, change the /var/svc/profile/name_service.xml link

to the correct ns_<xxx>.xml le, based on the name service.

Upgrade Fails on System With ZonesThat Have Been

Installed But Not Booted

A non-global zone that has been installed but never booted or made ready prevents a system

from being upgraded correctly. No error message is displayed.

Workaround:

If such a zone is found, the zone should be made ready and then halted prior to starting the

upgrade. For example:

Upgrade Issues and Bugs

Solaris 10 5/08 Release Notes • April 200842