Hi,
I''ve run into an issue with a test machine that I''m happy to
encounter
with this machine, because it is no real trouble. But I''d like to know
the solution for this issue in case I run into it again...
I''ve installed OpenSolaris 2008.05 on an USB disk on a laptop. After
installing I''ve modified /etc/passwd from hand: I''ve added
another entry
for the same uid with a different login name and home directory, so that
I can login with a local and an NFS import home directory. Unfortunately
I forgot to update /etc/shadow accordingly, so I ended up, being unable
to login at all, because root is a profile and the newly added account
was before the original account with the same uid. So no login possible
anymore.
Normally, such a situation is not a problem. So I did what I usually
would do and booted from the CD. OK, now I zpool imported rpool,
modified /etc/passwd, and /etc/shadow, exported the pool, and rebooted.
BANG! Now the machine doesn''t boot anymore, because during this process
it somehow lost the ramdisk image.
Now my question is: How to I reinstall the boot procedure to the laptop
from the install CD?
I''ve tried using bootadm with -R and the like but couldn''t
make any
progress...
Any ideas? Any hint would be highly appreciated...
TIA,
Thomas