Configure the zone you want, this is just a basic configuration (suited to a name server – that inherits the global zones /var/named)


# zonecfg -z solzone
solzone: No such zone configured
Use 'create' to begin configuring a new zone.
zonecfg:solzone> create
zonecfg:solzone> set zonepath=/u01/zones/solzone
zonecfg:solzone> set autoboot=true
zonecfg:solzone> add net
zonecfg:solzone:net> set address=10.10.10.20/24
zonecfg:solzone:net> set physical=bge0 zonecfg:solzone:net> end
zonecfg:solzone> add fs
zonecfg:solzone:fs> set type=lofs
zonecfg:solzone:fs> set special=/u01/zonedata/solzone
zonecfg:solzone:fs> set dir=/u01
zonecfg:solzone:fs> end
zonecfg:solzone> add inherit-pkg-dir
zonecfg:solzone:inherit-pkg-dir> set dir=/var/named
zonecfg:solzone:inherit-pkg-dir> end
zonecfg:solzone> add attr
zonecfg:solzone:attr> set name=comment
zonecfg:solzone:attr> set type=string
zonecfg:solzone:attr> set value="test solaris zone"
zonecfg:solzone:attr> end
zonecfg:solzone> verify
zonecfg:solzone> commit
zonecfg:solzone> exit

And now install and boot the zone


# zoneadm -z solzone install
# zoneadm -z solzone boot


Hmm, nice little error when trying to start db2 on solaris 10, stating that it was unable to start up the database and i should check my SHM settings!

Arrgh!

prctl reported correct project settings, so tried truss:-

# truss -f db2start
truss: cannot trace set-id or unreadable object file: db2start


Cue alarm bells, proven by trusty “ls”:


-rwsr-xr-x 1 root root 238584 Jul 10 12:28 db2start


Add root to the user.db2inst1 project with a quick projmod -a -U root user.db2inst1 and try again.