Single User Mode in V2500 !

[Ivan Azuara]

Hi !!

I have a V2500 server. How can I boot the server in single user mode. I'm trying with # shutdown 0, but this form leaves the file systems /var and /usr up. My intention is boot the server with hpux -isl, but never appear the prompt: Interact with IPL ?. One ocassion read a document where specify the correct syntax for boot in a single user mode where any file system is mounted.

Somebody knows this syntax, i remember someone like:
bo isl

Best Regards !

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi Ivan:

At the boot cycle, if 'autoboot' is enabled, you will have 10-seconds to interrupt it. You can also turn it off beforehand with:

# setboot -b no

In either event, when autoboot is disabled, select you boot path and answer "Y" to Interact with ISL.

Regards!

...JRF...

[Roger Baptiste · Accepted solution]

hi,

boot -is is what you are looking for.
Here is a doc:
http://us-support2.external.hp.com/cki/bin/doc.pl/sid=cc45402a11e90a57e9/screen=ckiDisplayDocument?docId=200000024626492

HTH
raj

[J.H. van der Knaap]

Hi Ivan,

I experienced this behaviour in both HP-UX 10.20 and 11.00.

Shutdown 0 comes back in single user mode with /var and /usr mounted. But because the system is in single user mode you can just umount these filesystems.

I guess whatever you wanted to do is possible after umounting them.

Good Luck,

Jaap Huib van der Knaap