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Linking the /etc/hosts file
Issue 1.0 December 2003 49
Linking the /etc/hosts file
If the original system displayed a symbolic link for /etc/hosts to /etc/inet/hosts,
this procedure is not needed. Continue with Checking the status of the disks
on page 53.
If the original system did not display a symbolic link for /etc/hosts to ./inet/hosts
and the original system was operating properly, you must restore the /etc/hosts file
temporarily until the customer has time to merge any relevant information into a single
"hosts" file.
To restore the /etc/hosts file:
1. Enter the following commands:
mv /etc/inet/hosts /etc/inet/hosts.orig
cp -p /manual_merge/etc/hosts /etc/inet/hosts
2. Enter:
ls -l /etc/hosts
A message similar to the following is displayed:
3. Do one of the following:
● If a symbolic link for /etc/hosts to ./inet/hosts is displayed (similar to what is
shown above, continue with Step 6.
● If the system does not display a symbolic link for /etc/hosts to ./inet/hosts
and the original system was operating properly, continue with Step 4.
4. Enter the following commands:
cd /etc
ln -s ./inet/hosts /etc/hosts
5. Verify that the files are linked by repeating Step 2.
6. Inform the customer they need to merge any relevant information from the
/etc/inet/hosts.orig file into the /etc/hosts file, and that in the future they
should verify /etc/hosts is a symbolic link to /etc/inet/hosts before making
modifications to the /etc/hosts file.
7. Continue with Checking the status of the disks
on page 53.
8. Continue with Installing the remaining disk drives
on page 50.
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 12 Feb 23 2002 /etc/hosts -> ./inet/hosts