Enables the service instances specified by the operands. For each service instance, the assigned restarter will try to bring it to the online state. This action requires permission to modify the "general" property group of the service instance (see smf_security(5)).

If the -r option is specified, svcadm enables each service instance and recursively enables its dependencies.

If the -s option is specified, svcadm enables each service instance and then waits for each service instance to enter the online or degraded state. svcadm will return early if it determines that the service cannot reach these states without administrator intervention.

If the -t option is specified, svcadm temporarily enables each service instance. Temporary enable only lasts until reboot. This action requires permission to modify the "restarter_actions" property group of the service instance (see smf_security(5)). By default, enable is persistent across reboot.

Disables the service instance specified by the operands. For each service instance, the assigned restarter will try to bring it to the disabled state. This action requires permission to modify the "general" property group of the service instance (see smf_security(5)).

If the -s option is specified, svcadm disables each service instance and then waits for each service instance to enter the disabled state. svcadm will return early if it determines that the service cannot reach this state without administrator intervention.

If the -t option is specified, svcadm temporarily disables each service instance. Temporary disable only lasts until reboot. This action requires permission to modify the "restarter_actions" property group of the service instance (see smf_security(5)). By default, disable is persistent across reboot.

If the -c option is specified, the given free-form comment is recorded in the (temporary) service configuration under the general/comment property. This can serve as an administrator reason for disabling the service, and is reported by svcs(1).

Requests that the service instances specified by the operands be restarted. This action requires permission to modify the "restarter_actions" property group of the service instance (see smf_security(5)).

This subcommand can restart only those services that are in the online or degraded states, as those states are defined in smf(5).

If the -d option is specified, the restarter sends a SIGABRT to all members of the contract, which should cause a core dump, before restarting the service.

For each service instance specified by the operands, requests that the assigned restarter update the service's running configuration snapshot with the values from the current configuration. Some of these values take effect immediately (for example, dependency changes). Other values do not take effect until the next service restart. See the restarter and service documentation for more information.

If the service is managed by svc.startd(1M), the refresh method will be invoked if it exists to request the service reread its own configuration. For other restarters, see the restarter documentation.

This action requires permission to modify the "restarter_actions" property group of the service instance (see smf_security(5)).

For each service instance specified by the operands, if the instance is in the maintenance state, signal to the assigned restarter that the service has been repaired. If the instance is in the degraded state, request that the assigned restarter take the service to the online state. This action requires permission to modify the "restarter_actions" property group of the service instance (see smf_security(5)).

If instance_state is "maintenance", then for each service specified by the operands, svcadm requests that the assigned restarter place the service in the maintenance state. See svc.startd(1M) and inetd(1M) for a detailed description of the actions taken for each restarter.

If instance_state is "degraded", then for services specified by the operands in the online state, svcadm requests that the restarters assigned to the services move them into the degraded state.

If the -I option is specified, the request is flagged as immediate.

The -t option is only valid for maintenance requests. When this option is specified, the request is flagged as temporary, and its effect will only last until the next reboot.

If milestone_FMRI is the keyword "none", all services other than the master restarter, svc:/system/svc/restarter:default, will be temporarily disabled.

If milestone_FMRI is the keyword "all", temporary enable and disable requests for all services will be nullified.

If milestone_FMRI is one of the following:

svc:/milestone/single-user:default
svc:/milestone/multi-user:default
svc:/milestone/multi-user-server:default

then temporary enable and disable requests for the indicated service and all services it depends on (directly or indirectly) will be nullified. All other services will be temporarily disabled.

Changing the system's current milestone with the "milestone" subcommand will not change the current run level of the system. To change the system's run level, invoke /sbin/init directly.

This action requires permission to modify the "options_ovr" property group of the svc:/system/svc/restarter:default service instance (see smf_security(5)).

The -d option immediately changes the milestone to the requested milestone, as above. Additionally, it makes the specified milestone the default boot milestone, which persists across reboot. The default milestone is defined by the options/milestone property on the master restarter, svc:/system/svc/restarter:default. If this property is absent, "all" is the default. This action requires permission to modify the "options" property group of the svc:/system/svc/restarter:default service instance (see smf_security(5)).

An FMRI that specifies one or more instances. FMRIs can be abbreviated by specifying the instance name, or the trailing portion of the service name. For example, given the FMRI:

svc:/network/smtp:sendmail

All the following are valid abbreviations:

sendmail
:sendmail
smtp
smtp:sendmail
network/smtp

While the following are invalid:

mail
network
network/smt

If the FMRI specifies a service, then the command applies to all instances of that service. Abbreviated forms of FMRIs are unstable, and should not be used in scripts or other permanent tools.

A pattern that is matched against the FMRIs of service instances according to the "globbing" rules described by fnmatch(5). If the pattern does not begin with "svc:", then "svc:/" is prepended.