- Log on to AIX as root, if you are not logged on already.
- Starting Communications Server automatically: Type
the following command, then press Enter:
lsitab sna
- If the sna line is not found, type the following command, then
press Enter:
mkitab "sna:2:wait:/etc/rc.sna > /dev/console 2>&1 #start SNA Daemons"
(There is one blank space between rc.sna and >,
and one blank space after >.)
- Edit the /etc/rc.sna file.
- Find the line that reads #/usr/bin/snaadmin init_node, and remove the # (which is a comment indicator).
- Starting all link stations automatically : Ensure
that Activation has been set to On Node Startup (see Defining a link station using SNA).
Alternatively, add the following line to
the file:
/usr/bin/snaadmin start_ls, ls_name=link_station_name
- Save the file.
- Shut down the AIX system using the shutdown -Fr command and
restart it to make the changes take effect.