Folks - Thanks to Waqar Hafiz who even took the trouble to dig out the answer on SunSolve for me (I looked but didn't see it -- his search terms are better). Our /etc/inetd.conf file was fine, but that patch was missing. Installing it fixed the problems ... Debbie Forwarded message: > Here's the workaround from SunSolve: > > Problem > After installing the Solaris[TM] 9 Operating Environment, vold does not > automatically mount the cdrom. > If one tries to eject the cdrom, the following message will display: "No > such file or directory" > If vold is stopped, this will enable the CDROM to be mounted manually > > Solution > Most likely, the following line in /etc/inetd.conf has been commented out: > smserverd to support removable media devices > 100155/1 tli rpc/ticotsord wait root /usr/lib/smedia/rpc.smserverd > rpc.smserverd > If so, edit /etc/inetd.conf and remove the comment, then execute the > following commands: > # ps -ef | grep inetd # kill -HUP <pid of inetd> > Now, the media should mount automatically. > Also, please ensure that patch 112966-01 (or higher) is installed. > Keywords: Solaris 9, smserverd, security, inetd.conf, vold, mount > > Regards > Waqar > > -----Original Message----- > From: Debbie Tropiano [mailto:debbie@icus.com] > Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 10:10 PM > To: sunmanagers@sunmanagers.org > Subject: Solaris 9 & vold > > > Hey folks- > > We have a SunBlade 1000 that has had problems with vold for a while now. > It generally just doesn't automatically mount for us, so needs to be > restarted. This is on a Solaris 9 system and I don't see any vold patches > on sunsolve. Has anyone else been seeing this type of problem? > > We're using the default setup, so nothing trick going on. And it doesn't > seem to be consistent. > > Any ideas would be appreciated, > Debbie -- + Debbie Tropiano -- debbie_at_icus.com -- http://www.icus.com/personal.html + | Mommy to Nathan b: 8/17/1995, ^Sara^ b: 10/25/2000 d: 11/7/2000 & | | Leah b: 10/17/2001 a: 9/26/2002 "God shows His opposition to cancer and | | birth defects, not by eliminating them or making them happen only to bad | | people (He can't do that), but by summoning forth friends and neighbors | + to ease the burden and to fill the emptiness." -- Harold S. Kushner + _______________________________________________ sunmanagers mailing list sunmanagers@sunmanagers.org http://www.sunmanagers.org/mailman/listinfo/sunmanagersReceived on Tue Jun 17 18:14:18 2003
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