How to rebuild the path_to_inst file and /dev/dsk and /devices directories

(Doc ID 1008598.1)

Last updated on JUNE 19, 2017

Applies to:

Solaris Operating System - Version 8.0 and later
All Platforms

Goal

This document describes how to rebuild the /etc/path_to_inst file and system device tree on Solaris SPARC using the devfsadm command in the case where the /etc/path_to_inst file is corrupted to the point where booting from the disk is impossible.


Solution

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