Solaris : boot from cdrom to solve vfstab

Rebooting with command: boot

Boot device: rootdisk File and args:

SunOS Release 5.10 Version Generic_127127-11 64-bit

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Hardware watchdog enabled

Hostname: hostname1

Jul 1 17:04:03 svc.startd[7]: svc:/system/sysevent:default: Method “/lib/svc/method/svc-syseventd start” failed with exit

status 95.

Jul 1 17:04:03 svc.startd[7]: system/sysevent:default failed fatally: transitioned to maintenance (see ‘svcs -xv’ for details)

Requesting System Maintenance Mode

(See /lib/svc/share/README for more information.)

Console login service(s) cannot run

Root password for system maintenance (control-d to bypass): <passsword>

# init 0

{0} ok boot cdrom -s <—- boot from cdrom

# fsck /dev/rdsk/c0t0d0s0

# mount /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s0 /mnt

Perform the required operation on mounted disk , now accessible through /mnt

example

# ksh

# TERM=vt100

# export TERM

# env

# vi /mnt/etc/vfstab <—- correct file

unmount the hard disk after you are done ;# umount /mnt

# reboot