SUMMARY: Possible problem with fstab and lsmbstartup

From: <dave.campbell_at_vf.vodafone.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 23 Jun 1999 13:47:10 +0100

Folks,

Please note the following very carefully and pass it onto anyone who either
builds or manages Tru64 Unix boxes.

If a system is using LSM, a problem can occur that will prevent LSM from
starting at system boot. This will manifest itself as a `test: argument
expected` message just before the point where the message `Starting LSM`
would normally occur. LSM will then not start and the system cannot be
booted to multi-user mode. This is due to the root volume entry in fstab
being separated using tabs instead of normal white space.

If a system is using LSM, ensure the fstab file for the root volume entry
only is separated by white space, e.g.

root_domain#root / advfs rw 0 0

The script /sbin/lsmbstartup makes a check for a line in fstab containing
`/` surrounded by spaces. This check will return a null value if tabs are
used.

Regards,
Dave.
Received on Wed Jun 23 1999 - 12:49:41 NZST

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