Solaris 10 0508 update 5 patch bundle oracle solaris blog. Solaris opensolaris this forum is for the discussion of solaris, opensolaris, openindiana, and illumos. Solaris package administration in solaris 10 operating system. Add the corresponding entries in etcnf in below format. Some other messages follow, and the system usually comes up single. On solaris, wtmpx contains data such as what ip address a user connects from, when they logged in, and how long they stayed on. Even the more involved utmp2wtmp enhancement above wont do for us, since. Occasionally, mysterious tacct records appear with negative numbers, duplicate user ids, or a user id of 65535. The utmp and wtmp database files are obsolete and are no longer present on the system.
This file must be owned by root and not writable by anyone other than root. One can do a fresh install of the solaris 10 0508 update 5 release, or upgrade to it from an earlier solaris release. Cannot create var adm utmpx solaris by ramdev published september 8, 20 updated july 2, 2015 the utmpx and wtmpx files are extended database files that have superseded the obsolete utmp and wtmp database files. The most appropriate way to limit the size of varadm. Clearing out varadmwtmpx and varadmwtmp on solaris 2. Continuing on the thread of who logged in last, richard hamilton has provided a nice little c program to dump the contents of var adm lastlog. You can setup a logadm to rotate the log once every two weeks. Aset performs seven tasks, making specific checks and adjustments to system files and permissions to ensure system security. Cannot create varadmutmpx solaris by ramdev published september 8, 20 updated july 2, 2015 the utmpx and wtmpx files are extended database files that have superseded the obsolete utmp and wtmp database files. Can one enable the universal forwarder under solaris 10 to read varlogauthlog as user splunk. Some other messages follow, and the system usually comes up singleuser.
The integrity of var adm acctsumtacct is important if you are charging users for system resources. For example, you want to see content of var adm wtmpx instead of the default for who var adm utmpx. We dont use accounting on our systems, so varadmwtmpx just grows and grows, particularly as a result of monitoring software which runs a. The wtmpx database contains the history of user access and accounting information for the utmpx database. In extreme cases, it may even prevent the possibility of logging in, because utmpx.
You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. Here i explain how to configure logadm to rotage any system wide files according to given criteria. The utmp, wtmp and btmp files were never a part of any official unix standard, such as single unix specification, while utmpx and corresponding apis are part of it. System accounting files system administration guide. Applications should not access these databases directly, but should use the functions described on the getutxent3c manual page to interact with the utmpx and wtmpx databases to ensure that they are maintained consistently. Topics are described for both sparc and x86 based systems, where. Cannot create var adm utmpx system hangs 807559 aug 1, 2007 3. I would like to at least get some information out of the wtmpx file before i zero it out and find ways to prevent it from reaching this big in future.
I have solaros 9 sparc and lately i found that varadmwtmpx is above 3g. Troubleshooting of issues with uptime command, utmpx and wtmpx files. Dtrace allows dynamic instrumentation of a running system, which can assist with answering questions like which process is chewing up cpu 38, or which user is causing the crosscall activity on cpu 6, or which setuid binaries are being executed. Most of the time the reason being, the wtmpx file is growing, filling up the var partition often part of the root partition. The integrity of the varadmacctsumtacct file is important if you are charging. The builtin solaris tool, logadm, is one way to do so. My query is, would it cause any problem to the running live system. Last command fails due to huge wtmpx in solaris 10. In solaris 10, you are not required to make changes to the etcsystem file to implement the system v tpc. In extreme cases, it may even prevent the possibility of logging in, because utmpx entries cannot be made, and login asks the user to exec login from the lowest level shell.
It limits the size of the files, without resorting to just removing all the data. Resolving file system full situations in solaris the geek diary. Faqwhat is wtmpx file in solaris os and it is safe to. Which file on solaris 10 software cdrom 2 contains the software required to create. Oracle solaris 10 811 oracle solaris 11 oracle solaris 11 benefits. Jul 18, 2017 solaris package administration in solaris 10 operating system in this article, we will provide all the commands with an example which describe as below. This console message indicates that init1m cannot write in the var directory, which is usually part of the root file system. Cannot create varadmutmpx i checked and fsck var no error i did the devfsadm thought may be some devices may be missing when i mount the var in single user mode it works fine. I got the below message on one of my solaris server.
The solaris 10 system software includes aset, which helps you monitor and control system security by automatically performing tasks you would otherwise do manually. Looks like my wtmpx file has reached its size limit. The varadmwtmpx file should be viewed with the last command. Cannot create varadmutmpx i checked and fsck var no error i did the devfsadm thought may be some devices may be missing. Resolving file system full situations in solaris the. Jun 09, 2008 one can do a fresh install of the solaris 10 0508 update 5 release, or upgrade to it from an earlier solaris release. Cpr file in root, this is put there by power suspendresume software. Hi expert, i have a small soalris 10 machine that the var is getting full, and noticed the var adm wtmpx file is pretty big. In such cases varadmwtmpx needs to be truncated without causing problems. Solaris 8 telelogic cmsynergy cause varadmutmpx is corrupt. Firstly, i would recommend to run the ipfilter firewall software. If in manual configuration mode use new ipadm and dladm commands. You hard disk might have problem, if you still want to try to fix it, you can use the solaris software cd to boot up the system to single user mode, then run fsck to all the filesystem raw device, eg. Solaris 10 ad integration, version 3 25 apr 2007 filed in tutorial.
Hi team, currently we are requested to set up a monitoring stanza to fetch the wtmpx utmpx are data file from the remote solaris machines, similarly wtmp and btmp are the data files that needs to be monitored from remote linux machine. Some other messages follow, andthe system usually comes up singleuser. Use usrlibacctwtmpfix to fix the bad records in var adm utmpx. Dtrace is a comprehensive and flexible dynamic tracing facility built into the solaris, freebsd and os x operating system. Value too large for defined data type can one reduce the size of wtmpx. Before reinventing the wheel does any one have solutionscript for importing var adm wtmpx via the last command on solaris. The two files that maintain login records on solaris systems are var adm utmpx and var adm wtmpx. Many kernel parameters have been replaced by so called resource controls in solaris 10. Here,d keeps du from crossing partition boundaries. The patch bundle does not include the new packages contained in the solaris 10 0508 update 5 release. The patch bundle does not include the new packages contained in the solaris 10 0508 update.
Hi, today we have had a power failure, and then the workstation solaris 8, sparc cant boot. General sun, sunos and sparc related questions also go here. You can follow any responses to this entry through the rss 2. Using gdm instead of dtlogin on solaris 10 oracle solaris blog.
Many a times, we observe that it takes too much time to login into the server. I wanted to change the location of where the messages are the unix and linux forums. Sep 21, 2005 note that the fmri for gdm may change in a future release of solaris as it is an unstable interface as per the definition in attributes5. How do i collect the results of wholast on unix machines.
No utmpx entry, you must exec login for the lowest shell. The utmpx and wtmpx files are extended database files that have superseded the obsolete utmp and wtmp database files. The logadm command is a preconfigured entry in the default crontab file supplied with solaris 9 and solaris 10. If you dont need the data, you can just delete it instead of compressing the file. Nov 28, 2012 this entry was posted on 20121128 at 17. Topics are described for both sparc and x86 based systems, where appropriate. Incorrect permissions for var adm wtmpx and var adm utmpx solution.
Solaris 10 kernel patch install instructionislamic. Beginning and ending dates from the wtmpx file, and a listing of reboots. The utmpx database contains user access and accounting information for. The utmpx database contains user access and accounting information for commands such as who1, write1, and login1. Some of our solaris 10 servers are monitored using sitescope, which uses telnet to probe certain ports ssh is one of them every few minutes. I have found a file called wtmpx having a size of 5. I have devices sending syslog, but the var adm messages file is not updating anymore. The solaris 10 0508 patch bundle contains the equivalent set of patches to the solaris 10 0508 update 5 release.
A var adm loginlog we need to create this file as it does not exist by default 4 which command shows the users currently logged in to system. Change the group membership of the loginlog file to sys as follows chgrp sys var adm loginlog. Good day, can someone pls help me on the message im getting while booting the server. The problem is often that or var is mounted readonly. Logadm is an independent utility, unlike integrated in syslog daemon capability that can be found in aix. The only way to find out who was logged in during that time frame was to pull data out of old backups of the wtmpx file. Q1 is there any risks if i delete files in those directories. By joining our community you will have the ability to post topics, receive our newsletter, use the advanced search, subscribe to threads and access many other special features. The utmpx file contains current login records while the wtmpx file holds a record of past logins. Migrating from a ufs file system to a zfs root pool with live upgrade or creating a new boot environment in a root pool is new starting with the solaris 10 10 08 release. Dec 04, 2015 short guide to install oracle 10 on sun solaris 10. They have been superseded by the extended database contained in the utmpx and wtmpx database files. This console message indicates that init1m cannot write in the var directory, which is usually part of the root filesystem. Utmpx and wtmpx are extensions to the original utmp and wtmp, originating from sun microsystems.