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1. Introduction
1.1. Project/Component Working Name:
Remove binary symlinks from /etc
1.2. Name of Document Author/Supplier:
Author: Venky Tv
1.3 Date of This Document:
23 July, 2010
4. Technical Description
4.1. Details:
This project aims to remove binary symlinks from /etc. These
compatibility links were introduced along with /sbin.
The telinit(1M) utility which is symlink to /sbin/init will be
moved from /etc to /sbin. Though there is no difference
between init(1M) and telinit(1M) in Solaris anymore, telinit is
still supposed to be the interface to use to signal init to
change the runlevel or re-examine the /etc/inittab file.
The changes have been tested to make sure they do not introduce any
standards conformance issues.
4.2. Bug/RFE Number(s):
4856275 /etc needs a cleanup
4.5. Interfaces:
The following interfaces in /etc will be deleted:
autopush -> ../sbin/autopush
cfgadm -> ../usr/sbin/cfgadm
clri -> ../usr/sbin/clri
cron -> ../usr/sbin/cron
dcopy -> ../usr/sbin/dcopy
ff -> ../usr/sbin/ff
fmthard -> ../usr/sbin/fmthard
format -> ../usr/sbin/format
fsck -> ../usr/sbin/fsck
fsdb -> ../usr/sbin/fsdb
fstyp -> ../usr/sbin/fstyp
getty -> ../usr/lib/saf/ttymon
grpck -> ../usr/sbin/grpck
halt -> ../usr/sbin/halt
init -> ../sbin/init
install -> ../usr/sbin/install
killall -> ../usr/sbin/killall
labelit -> ../usr/sbin/labelit
mkfs -> ../usr/sbin/mkfs
mknod -> ../usr/sbin/mknod
mount -> ../sbin/mount
mountall -> ../sbin/mountall
ncheck -> ../usr/sbin/ncheck
prtconf -> ../usr/sbin/prtconf
prtvtoc -> ../usr/sbin/prtvtoc
reboot -> ../usr/sbin/halt
rmt -> ../usr/sbin/rmt
setmnt -> ../usr/sbin/setmnt
shutdown -> ../usr/sbin/shutdown
sulogin -> ../sbin/sulogin
swap -> ../usr/sbin/swap
swapadd -> ../sbin/swapadd
sysdef -> ../usr/sbin/sysdef
tar -> ../usr/sbin/tar
telinit -> ../sbin/init
uadmin -> ../sbin/uadmin
umount -> ../sbin/umount
umountall -> ../sbin/umountall
volcopy -> ../usr/sbin/volcopy
wall -> ../usr/sbin/wall
whodo -> ../usr/sbin/whodo
This interface will be introduced:
/sbin/telinit -> /sbin/init
4.6. Doc Impact:
The telinit(1M) manpage needs to be modified to indicate the
new location of the telinit executable.
4.10. Packaging & Delivery:
All these are part of the SUNWcs package. There is no impact
on install/upgrade.
6. Resources and Schedule
6.4. Steering Committee requested information
6.4.1. Consolidation C-team Name:
ON
6.5. ARC review type: FastTrack
6.6. ARC Exposure: open
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