Unable to fully log into non-global-zones after a SRU

UNIX Solaris
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tldr; after SRU patches applied on newly created boot environment, reboot with ability to log into global zone but unable to "fully" log into non-global-zones.

Without going into much detail here's what we did;

  • 1) Activated new boot environment with latest SRU patches from Oracle
  • 2) Successfully boot / login to new BE with latest SRU
  • 3) Non-global-zones appear to be in "running" status.
  • 4) Upon logging into Non-global-zones, we get kicked back to global zone in seconds
  • 5) Due to time constrains, unable to do further investigation reverted back to original be; able to successfully log into non-global zones

What gives? Have any of you experience such darkness ?!

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The problem happened to be a application that is not ready for Oracle's Solaris 11.4 release.

We were able to successfully update the latest SRU within 11.3 and will work with the vendor on the application.

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