Help with init 3

[Alessandra Di Paola]

Hello everybody,

after shutdown and reboot the WS wait in single user mode. I can access to CDE only typing init 3 at the prompt.

I have checked the inittab file and seems to be ok (init:3:initdefault:)

What can I do now?
Thanks in davance for any help.
Regards,
Alessandra

[Sridhar Bhaskarla]

Hi Alessandra,

Checkup your auto string and make sure it doesn't have -is with it.

Find your boot disk by lvlnboot -v or strings /etc/lvmtab

then do a

lifcp /dev/dsk/cxtyd0:AUTO -

This is the auto string that is used by ISL to bring up the system. Make sure it doesn't have -is. It should be looking something like this.

hpux -lq (;0)/stand/vmunix

or

hpux

-Sri

[A. Clay Stephenson]

Check /etc/rc.log for errors.

[Andre Da Silva Dias]

Can you send us the /etc/rc.log?

[Duncan Edmonstone]

Perhaps your boot string specifies single user mode... this owuld override the initdefault setting.
What does your boot string say...

Identify the boot disk using lvlnboot -v vg00

# lvlnboot -v vg00
Boot Definitions for Volume Group /dev/vg00:
Physical Volumes belonging in Root Volume Group:
/dev/dsk/c0t5d0 (8/4.5.0) -- Boot Disk
/dev/dsk/c0t9d0 (8/4.9.0)
/dev/dsk/c0t8d0 (8/4.8.0)
Boot: lvol1 on: /dev/dsk/c0t5d0
Root: lvol3 on: /dev/dsk/c0t5d0
Swap: lvol2 on: /dev/dsk/c0t5d0
Dump: lvol2 on: /dev/dsk/c0t5d0, 0

Then take a look at the boot string currently defined by copying the LIF file to your terminal device:

# lifcp /dev/dsk/c0t5d0:AUTO `tty`

If it has a '-i' argument on it, then this will be the run level the server will boot to.

HTH

Duncan

[Alessandra Di Paola]

Thanks to all,
The auto string does not have -is inside (it says hpux)
I attach the rc.log file as requested.

Regards,
Ale

[Wodisch]

Hello Alessandra,

try to rename that link "/sbin/rc3.d/S991vuelogin.rc" to something like "/sbin/rc3.d/s991vuelogin.rc" (lower case starting letter) as there seem to be some problems with the VUE startup and it might block the CDE startup.

Just guessing here,
Wodisch

[A. Clay Stephenson]

Hi:

We need to be clear on a couple of things:

1) Does your box really stop ar run-level 1 after a reboot? Do a who -r after a reboot and make sure.

2) Whereever your box stops, we need an /etc/rc.log at that point - before the init 3 is run manually.

Clay

[Sridhar Bhaskarla · Accepted solution]

Hi (again),

What is the shell for the root account?. Try changing it to /sbin/sh and see if it works. If the shell is /usr/bin/(k)sh, the system will think it as an unknown shell will get into single user mode without invoking runlevel 3.

-Sri

[Darrell Allen]

Hi Alessandra,

I believe your system is booting into run level 3 - it just isn't completing the transition. /sbin/rc isn't finishing else you would see at the end of your rc.log something like:

**************************************************
HP-UX run-level transition completed
Sat Nov 24 11:41:56 EST 2001
**************************************************

When you try to boot again, before doing the init 3 enter "who -r" to see what run-level you're at. Also, ps -ef | grep rc to see if /sbin/rc is running. This will verify my theory.

Do you want to run VUE? If not, disable it from starting (mv /sbin/rc3.d/S991vuelogin.rc to /sbin/rc3.d/s991vuelogin.rc). You should be able to get CDE since you are running S990dtlogin.rc.

Darrell

[Alessandra Di Paola]

Grazie, Thank you very very much to ALL!

SPECIALLY TO Sridhar.

Changing the root shell to /sbin/sh has fixed the problem.

Regards,
Ale

P.S I tried to assign points but I have not understood how to do it...anyway thanks again to all for the time spent with me!

[Alessandra Di Paola]

Ophs..now the assign point button works..
Ciao,
Ale

[Darrell Allen]

Hello again,

In case no one else said it, never change root's shell in /etc/profile on an HP from /sbin/sh. To do so invites many problems later (such as when trying to boot in single user or maintenance mode).

If you prefer working in an alternate shell when root, simply start a sub-shell.

Darrell

[Ivan Ferro]

non ci posso credere!!!!
ma sei proprio tu?

ciao

ivan.ferro@aaasgr.it