hpux 11 startup scripts

[BILL WILKINSON_1]

Our A class server startup scripts now display strings of commas for each startup item during startup into multiuser mode although the display is normal during shutdown. Anyone know what could be the cause.

Changes made recently(between startups are the installation of Unlimited HPUX user license and the Oracle DBA installing startup scripts to rc2.d.

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[Steven E. Protter]

The behavior is caused by changes to scripts in /sbin/init.d

There is probably a recently introduced problem or the scritps have been disrupted in some way.

The oracle scripts are best started in the last run level of the system start, when environment and networking is totally up.

I bet one of those oracle startups is messed up.

SEP

[Jeff Schussele]

Hi Bill,

What is placed in the /etc/rc.log file at bootup? All the "normal" msgs?
The items displayed on startup are denoted by the quoted text in the start_msg section of the case statements in the scripts themselves. And the shutdown msgs by the stop_msg section.
Does the start_msg section have *properly* quoted text followed by 2 semi-colons?\


Also check the /etc/inittab file & make sure both the brc1 & sqnc have the following string in their line

/dev/console 2>&1

Then check the startup script otions - /sbin/rc.utils & the script itself /sbin/rc to insure they're not corrupted & haven't been overwritten by something

But, I suspect that the system is not getting a valid response to the ttytype query & is assuming a non-standard console type & therefore forgoing all the formatting options that it could employ for the checklist output & just kicking out commas.
Verify the console type & if HP reset it to defaults by holding "D" down for several seconds at console power-up.

HTH,
Jeff