This is probably related to your level of access to the secureknowledge base:
This is what I found, see below:
sk25398
The information in this article applies to:
# FireWall-1 NG with Application Intelligence R55
# VPN-1 NG with Application Intelligence R55
# VPN-1 Edge
# Profile
# SecurePlatform
# Linux
# Solaris
# HFA_R55_XX
# dev/null
Symptoms
# /dev/null is being deleted after installing a policy on VPN-1 Edge profile.
# Errors on system console when booting into debug mode
# Error: "mounting proc filesystem: dup2: bad file descriptor"
# Error: "configuring kernel parameters: dup2: bad file descriptor"
# Error: "/etc/rc.sysinit: /dev/null: Read-Only file system"
Solution
Please follow the instructions bellow in order to resolve the problem;
SecurePlatform
===============
1) Before applying the HFA to the system, please make sure that the file
/dev/null is not corrupt. To ensure that this file is not corrupt, follow the
instructions below:
a. Enter the expert mode
b. At the shell prompt, type "cd /dev"
c. Re-create the /dev/null file: "./MAKEDEV null"
2) If you did not follow the instructions in (1), had already applied the HFA
and rebooting the system results in a failure, follow the instructions below:
a. Reboot the system. At the welcome screen, use arrow keys to navigate to
the "Maintenance" entry
b. Press "P" on the keyboard, and enter the expert password to unlock the
boot menu editing facility
c. When the "Maintenance" line is selected, press "e" button on the keyboard
to edit the boot options
d. In the next screen, select the third line (starting with the word
"kernel")
e. At the end of the line add a space and words: " init=/bin/bash"
f. Press 'b' to boot
g. Mount the /proc file system by typing "mount /proc" at the shell prompt
h. Re-mount the / file system read-write by typing "mount -o remount,rw /"
i. Enter the /dev directory by typing "cd /dev"
j. Re-create the /dev/null file by typing "./MAKEDEV null"
k. Type "sync" to flush file system fuffers
l. Reboot the machine by resetting it via hardware reset.
Linux:
======
1) Before applying the HFA to the system, please make sure that the file
/dev/null is not corrupt. To ensure that this file is not corrupt, follow the
instructions below:
a. Log in as root
b. At the shell prompt, type "cd /dev"
c. Re-create the /dev/null file: "./MAKEDEV null"
2) If you did not follow the instructions in (1), had already applied the HFA
and rebooting the system results in a failure, follow the instructions below:
Reboot the system. At the welcome screen, select the kernel that you are
using as default
Assuming that you are using GRUB boot loader, do the following:
a. press "e" button on the keyboard to edit the boot options
b. In the next screen, select the line starting with the word "kernel"
c. At the end of the line add a space and words: " init=/bin/bash"
d. Press 'b' to boot
e. Mount the /proc file system by typing "mount /proc" at the shell prompt
f. Re-mount the / file system read-write by typing "mount -o remount,rw /"
j. Enter the /dev directory by typing "cd /dev"
k. Re-create the /dev/null file by typing "./MAKEDEV null"
l. Type "sync" to flush file system fuffers
m. Reboot the machine by resetting it via hardware reset.
Solaris:
========
1) Before applying the HFA to the system, please make sure that the file
/dev/null is not corrupt. To ensure that this file is not corrupt, follow the
instructions below:
a. run 'ls -l /dev/null' and you should see:
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root 27 Jan 23 2002 /dev/null -> ../devices/pseudo/[EMAIL PROTECTED]:null
2) If you did not follow the instructions in (1), had already applied the HFA
and rebooting the system results in a failure, follow the instructions below:
a. run: 'reboot -- -r' - this should rebuild the link of /dev/null
OR
b. create the link manually by doing the following:
# cd dev
# ln -s ../devices/pseudo/[EMAIL PROTECTED]:null null
-----Original Message-----
From: Mailing list for discussion of Firewall-1
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian
Panulla
Sent: maandag 22 maart 2004 16:20
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [FW-1] R55 HFA02 released
Okay... I have to ask. The release notes for this patch contain the text:
"Prior to the installation of HFA_R55_02 on a SmartCenter Server of version
NG with Application Intelligence (R55), verify that the Secure Knowledge
directions in
sk25398 were followed."
Ummm... where can I find SK document sk25398? I've searched the SK database
for that key, even while logged in and can't find this article. Does it
really exist?
-B
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mailing list for discussion of Firewall-1
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ray
> Pesek
> Sent: Friday, March 19, 2004 11:45 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [FW-1] R55 HFA02 released
>
>
> I was over on User Center today and went to review the H.323 fix
> release notes and saw that CP has released HFA 02 for R55 as of today
> (the 19th). I clicked on the IPSO download for the H.323 fix and up
> came the information about the HFA02 release.
>
> It's got a total of 20 fixes, including a new OpenSSL fix.
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