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kill idle session
HI, In the development environment, some user connect to database with ISQL, query the data and doesn't quit for a long time, and sometimes they hold the locks. I want to write a shell script to kill those session that is idle for 10 minutes. I check the syssessions tables, it …
Encryption/compression of backups
Is onbar the only informix tool that will do compression and/or encryption of the data being backed up? Can onbar do that with the basic ISM, or do you have to purchase a storage manager from another vendor (Legato, Tivoli, etc.)? What type of encryption does the base ISM use?…
Encryption in ontape for version 11.5
I've seen a bunch of posts where users do archives to disk, THEN encrypt the files and then send them (maybe) to tape, but is there any "direct" encryption by the ontape command in version 11.5? We're only on version 10, but plan on getting to 11.5 (or whatever is the latest begg…
Re: Pam for encrypt password
I don't think the problem is in Informix per se. The OP changed their encryption from "traditional" to "blowfish". The OP states that the "traditional" passwords were authenticated, while the "blowfish" passwords could not be authenticated. What it sounds like is that when he c…
LVARCHAR to CLOB data casting via encrypt and decrypt
Looks like the target table's phto_file column needs to be BLOB rather than CLOB to avoid the 9632 error, but I'm not sure this is correct behavior (of the ENCRYPT_AES() function). Per the documentation the function's return data type should be the same as that of its data argume…
Informix 43258 error onbar logical restore
Hello All, Apologies . I made the mistake. I started the restoration and during Logical restore I opened the new session and forgot to export the environment variables. Later I ran onbar -r -l -n <log number> with exporting env variables and Restoration completed. Thanks for you…
future support of UTF-8 character handling
Hello Informix community, the fact that the current implementation of UTF-8 in the Informix database is not optimal and difficult to handle is probably known to everyone who has ever dealt with this topic. Before I submit an RFE, I would like to know the opinions of other members…
Error -25587 using a shared memory connection.
Just in case, check if you've defined QUERY_TIMEOUT environment session option. This can close sessions automativaly. QUERY_TIMEOUT session environment option Ibm remove preview QUERY_TIMEOUT session environment option Use the QUERY_TIMEOUT environment option of the SET ENVIRONME…
InformixHQ H2 existing database encryption
Hello, You can only encrypt h2db as an empty DB for the first time. Once the h2db is created without encryption, you cannot encrypt it, and vice versa. ------------------------------ Shubham Kapoor ------------------------------…
Changing DBSPACETEMP run-time
Hi, IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 11.70.FC5XE Please, is there a way to change DBSPACETEMP for a session inside 4GL? ------------------------------ Sincerely, Dennis ------------------------------…
Meet-our-speaker at TechXchange
The upcoming TechXchange Conference is the premier, technical learning event designed with technologists for technologists who use IBM products and solutions. It offers over a thousand technical breakout sessions, hands-on experiences, product demonstrations, instructor-led labs,…
Data Masking in Informix
Hi, what is your understanding of "data masking" ? Should a specific column be "masked" in terms that the original content is overwritten with a number of "xxxxxxx" to make it unreadable ? Should it be depending on the role of the user ? (e.g. only for specific users at query tim…
TLS/SSL with IBM Data Server Driver
HI, You need to put the certificate in a keystore and tell the client and server about the keystore. https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/informix-servers/14.10?topic=encryption-secure-sockets-layer-protocol Regards, David. ------------------------------ David Williams -------------------…
Potentially Serious HDR Bug 14.10.FC7W1
IT44118: AN ENCRYPT THREAD CAN LOOP FOREVER IN A RUNNING STATE WHEN ERRNO IS 11 ? You probably should be seeing the errno when stracing the VP... Going to be fixed in upcoming 14.10.xC11. ------------------------------ Andreas Legner ------------------------------…
Index page size recommendations
" We've been told to rely on the storage system to do both encryption and deduplication (rather than compression)." May God have mercy on your soul. ;)…
ontape error
idsdb00105650 ( IT32529 ) : With extended Checkpoint/Log reserved pages and encryption at rest with rootdbs encrypted, server may fail to come online…
IDS Bug of the Day: DBINFO
From XC5 you can set DBINFO_DBSPACE_RETURN_NULL_FOR_INVALID_PARTNUM to reset back to the original functionaliy An environment variable named DBINFO_DBSPACE_RETURN_NULL_FOR_INVALID_PARTNUM was created and can be set to a non-zero value to enable the new feature. It is not active b…
DELIMIDENT
All: We have a[n ancient] app that has a bunch of special characters in object names, which requires DELIMIDENT to be set. The problem is, if it's set at all , even to empty string , it's considered "set" and double-quotes are taken to signify identifiers rather than constant str…
ADO - activex data object
What do I require, to connect "ado activex data object" to Informix ? AIX 7.2 IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 12.10.FC9W1 Regards Dirk…
dbspace encryption and upgrade IFMX in-place
In auto-response mode :-) ( got the info from the Tech Support) Upgrade to 14.10 with encrypted dbspaces works fine if you encrypted with AES256. It won't work with AES 128 nor 192 in xC1. It is a known issues that will be fixed in 14.10 xC10…
Aborting long transaction doesn´t rollback tx
Hi, Today we had the following messages in the log: Aborting Long Transaction: tx: 0xc0000003d86ea0a8 username: xxx uid: nnn Next, onstat -m showed : On-Line (LONGTX) The sessions seemed to continue working normally. For example, I verified that one table inserted new records.…
RSS Encryption Performance Hit?
IDS 12.10FC3 Solaris 10 1/13 Is there any significant performance hit to enabling encryption for RSS? Is enabling RSS encryption really as simple as just setting ENCRYPT_SMX (and any desired optional ENCRYPT_* parms) on both ends (we have only a primary and one secondary)? Tha…
listener-thread@soc_be.c:3073: err = -25582:
Adding Version details Informix Version : IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 12.10.FC6 O/S Version : Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 6.9 Thanks & Regards, Karthik Rajan…
Encryption Key for Column-level Encryption
Hello All, We are potentially needing to implement column-level encryption for the first time, and I would appreciate some input from anyone currently using it. Can you give me an idea of how you are storing the password/encryption key? The manual states the below: "When you …
Informix and speculative execution
Hi all, I have seen speculative execution patches for Firefox and SQL Server. Are there speculative execution patches for Informix in progress? There is no IBM Flash for Informix Dynamic Server and speculaative execution! Regards, David.…
Rovoke insert permission but still can insert
I am doing it at the command line in the server directly in the directory C:\\\\Program Files\\\\IBM\\\\IBM Informix Dynamic Server\\\\11.50\\\\bin…
onpassword utility related to Connection Mnager.
GSKit implements all the security and encryption, by means of providing required shared objects. So in order to use onpasswd, and later to be able to read encrypted file or use encrypted communication, you'll need to have GSKit installed. From: "MUKESH TANUKU" <mukeshbt1328@gma…
IDS not writing to online.log
tried to onmode -z session but no success btw, this is not prod environement…
Shared Disk Secondary
Hi, my environment. Informix Server 12.10, Solaris 10 Is it possible not to shut down and restart a SDS-Server automatically, triggered by the shutdown and restart of a primary? Background: We have to restart the primary to stop all sessions during maintenance periods but we d…
Re: err = -951
Hi,I had a similar problem with Ids 9.3 on Linux, The problem, in my case, was due to the fact that the new version of linux uses encrypted passwords on SHA512 instead of MD5. You will notice this thing through the file / etc / shadow, passwords encrypted with MD5 have $1 as a pr…
DBSPACETEMP Parameter
To set this a bit more into perspective: think of DBSPACETEMP onconfig param as the server wide default setting for = which set out of your existing dbspaces to use for temp partition=20 activity, and for a setting that can be chosen dynamically on session=20 level, query by qu…
External Tables decimal extract problem
For the server's environment: select * from sysmaster:sysenv where env_name = 'DBFLTMASK'; For client session's environment: select * from sysmaster:sysenvses where envses_sid = <session id> and envses_name = 'DBFLTMASK'; Art Art S. Kagel, President and Principal Consultant…
12.10.FC6 Mac port released
IBM Informix 12.10.FC6 release for Mac OS is officially available! John F. Miller III STSM, Lead Architect miller3@us.ibm.com 503-747-1366 IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS)…
Informix integration with DP
Hello all, DBs: IDS 11.70.FC8GE OS: Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 with SP2 Media manager: HP DP A.09.00 Backup-type: whole-system backup We have an environment with onbar integration for HPDP A.09.00. Backups/restores are working fine and the integration was configured as f…
Data Encryption
With the recent rash of data breaches in the news, I'm doing some high level research for a presentation on data protection. I know that Informix supports network data encryption, column level encryption, and requires certain permissions on $INFORMIXDIR and the chunk files. Howev…
force DBSPACETEMP
Hi, We are running informix 11.70.FC7. Is there a way to force a session name to use a specific DBSPACETEMP? Can this environment variable be set via sql? We are trying to find a way, perhaps via sysdbopen that if a specific user name connects then set their DBSPACETEMP to a cer…
RSS not working
-bash-4.2$ onstat - IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 11.50.FC9 -- On-Line --…
Encryption
anyone able to provide a quick breakdown of encryption in versions 11.70 and 12.x ? Our client is looking for complete "table level" encryption; to the best of my knowledge IDS only supports encryption at the column level. Thanks, Mark…
Informix upgrade
Can we upgrade informix from Dynamic Server Version 11.70 to 12.1 workgroup edition directly?…
onstat -g ath
We have a flag which indicates that the thead is in a CPUVP private rea= dy queue. The '*' simply means that the flag is not set - indicating eith= er a hard bind to a CPUVP or that the thread is bound to the CPUVP class. T= here are several things which might cause the thread to…
when use IfxDataReader.GetIfxDateTime to NULL valu
Hello, The version of Informix products in my environment is: Database server: AIX IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 10.00.FC5 IBM Informix CSDK Version 2.90 IBM-ESQL Version 2.90.FC4 Client: PC Windows IBM Informix-ESQL 3.70.TC5DE.…
Encryption techniques
Hey everyone, I wanted to know from those of you that use an external product to do encryption at the database level- what product you use and how satisfied you are with it? so far I have found Vormetric that does this. Does anyone have performance numbers of how the database op…
Performance Tuning Discussion
Ok it seems you have a big hardware, what´s your Informix version? What´s your box architecture? For performance tips, there is a good article in Andrew Ford´s blog, that should clarify your thoughts.... http://www.informix-dba.com/p/informix-innovator-c-tuning-basics.html This…
Problem with displaying Spanish names ... please h
My customer queries a table in MSSQL Server Management Studio (Windows) which returns a Spanish name, and it appears OK. But when she runs the same query from dbaccess, part of that Spanish name now shows "special" characters which she cannot read well. What do you do to fix this…
Password encryption and Informix
Our Info Sec folks have asked that we change our OS passwords to be encrypted using sha256 instead of the md5. When we do this client tools which pass in the user id and password from another server do not work. We are running on AIX 6.1TL7, IDS 11.50.FC9XA, and a variety of diff…
DB_locale or local naming convention
Hi, I already mention the informix version. IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 11.70.TC1IE…
Error -556 on @ reference
In IDS_A have a stored procedure do_some that has a insert into a local table. In IDS_B have a stored procedure do_some that does: call base@IDS_A:do_some(); Calling this sp works ok. In IDS_C i try to run: call base@IDS_B:do_some(); Fails with error -556 Cannot create, drop,…
Re: Password encryption
AFAIK Informix always calls the crypt() function, with the provided password to obtain the encrypted version and then checks if it matches with the stored encrypted version. I believe that crypt doesn't follow the alghoritm that was defined. The only workaround I know would be t…
Password encryption
We are running AIX 6.0 TL7 and Informix 11.50 .FC9XA. InfoSec has requested that we change from an MD5 encryption to a SHAH256 to pass audits. We have done this and now we have issues with passwords which are encrypted with SHAH256. When we reset the user to use MD5 it works but …
sessions multiple Informix driver
Hello guys. I have a question. In my environment i have a windows server that connect to informix via odbc. I have informix driver 3.5 and informix 11.5. There are remotes pc's that connect to this server. The response time is very slow. Independ to the internet trafic is there a…
Limitations in Developer Edition 11.70.FC5
We are planning to use DE in our development and test environment. I am aware of the limitations to CPU VP's, disk and memory as described in http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/data/library/techarticle/dm-0801doe/. Is there any other limitations ? I believe that I saw a limitatio…
Password Encryption
Hi All, IDS 11.7FC2 with replication Solaris 10 Informix Connect 2.70 I want to implement password encryption implementing CSM (SPWDCSM). Question: 1) How will the application (front end) handle CSM. Is there specific modules that the application have to call. The front end a…
IDS 7.31 UD5 data(base) recovery
Informix Dynamic Server Version 7.31.UD5 I understood that IDS 7.31 entered End Of Support in September 2009 ( 2 and a half years ago) I hope this is not a business critical system…
Large Pages on AIX
I would suggest doing a 'bosboot' command to make sure that everything is good after reboot. Another way to check all is well: Validate large page support is used with the following command: vmstat -l 1 Note: The "alp" column is non-zero when the application is running. On T…
enterprise replication time to replicate data
IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 11.50.FC6 Question for enterpise experts Does anyone know a command that will give me time that it takes to replicate data to a node? for example i update on server a and it replicates to server b . How long did it take? cdr view profile gives …
new feature ? set PDQ with onmode....
Hi, ifx 11.50 FC8 . There is some way to set a PDQPRIORITY for a session with the onmode ? The idea is active/deactive the PDQ for a session what already is running, on-fly. Something like active the set explain with "onmode -Y" , but to PDQ. The objective is help a specific…
Over 1,000 days of 24x7 database uptime!
On 29.07.2011 20:38 Lester Knutsen wrote: > From one of our customers, their Informix server hit 1,000 days today > .... congratulations;) > > IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 10.00.FC8 -- On-Line -- Up > 1000 days 00:31:45 -- They beat mine just bit ... IBM Informix D…
Setting up HDR- First Time -11.70 Innovator-C
Hi, I am setting up HDR for the first time. onstat - on primary shows IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 11.70.UC2IE -- On-Line (Prim) -- Up 0:11:5s onstat - on secondry shows IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 11.70.UC2IE -- Fast Recovery (Sec) -- Up 00s onstat -m on sec…
ISAM error 197: Partition recently appended to
Informix Dynamic Server Version 9.40.UC5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (i586) I have done a level 0 backup directed to /dev/null and tried again. still it is throwing the same error.…
Issues in Data Encryption
Hi I am encrypting data of a field. The encryption functions always returns different output against same data and same key. I mean whenever i execute the encryption function for some specific data , it always returns a different output during each execution, where as the data a…
Failure with DECRYPT_CHAR
Thanks Jonathan ! The problem was indeed the length of the column (and the way I tested). I increased the length of the encrypted column, ran a "select length (encrypted column)" and found that for some data the original column length was insufficient. It is a bit surprising ho…
Environment for session
Hi All Quick question regarding the session environment. Sample here: Environment for session 176: Variable Value [values-list] CLIENT_LOCALE en_US.8859-1 CLNT_PAM_CAPABLE 1 DBDELIMITER | DBPATH . [.] [//ipdb] DBPRINT lpr DBTEMP /tmp GL_DATETIME %iY/%m/%d %H:%M:%S I did no…
RE: Archive using ontape with incryption
IDS 11.70.FC2 Solaris 10 - 64bit What is the easiest what to backup and restore to tape using `ontape` along with encryption? Has anyone restored, having used encryption for the backup, successfully and without incident? Thank you. Larry…
Encrypting Data in Transit with onsocssl
We have a requirement to encrypt data in transit from the client to the database. We are trying to use onsocssl with odbc, but have not had any luck. Does anyone have any experience with onsocssl with odbc access from a windows client? We can connect to dbaccess using onsocssl…
Encrypt/Decrypt Columns
you may need use both SQL function to encrypt and decrypt. the SQL encryption functions store some special information in the encrypted data, the SQL decrypt function will not recognize other encryption format.…
Could not open or create a temporary file
> >>>> Version of IDS 11.50.FC7W3 > >> > >>>> We have configured two exclusive temp dbspaces (nothing new, they exist > >>>> for years). > >>>> Onconfig: > >>>> DBSPACETEMP tempdbs:tempdbs2 > >> > >>>> Today one session allocated all the space of tempdbs. No space of > >>>> tempd…
Tool to estimate the size of an index
Sorry, I forgot to provide the version of the installation: IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 11.50.FC4 Operative System: AIX Version 6.1…
Can't access sysindexes remotely
Hi, We are using IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 11.50.FC6 using Platform: SunOS 5.10 Generic_125100-09 sun4v sparc SUNW,Sun-Fire-T200 Thanks…
new onconfig parameters added onconfig file 11.5
most of these aren't new at all. Some have been around since 7.10. Some were undocumented until around 9.30 or so. Others were new in 9.40 or 10.00. There are a few really new ones, but, the server upgrade does not, to my knowledge, update the ONCONFIG file at all. Art Art S. K…
Get Session Env variables
On 19/01/2010 17:21, Dave wrote: > How can I get/monitor session environment variable information from > the Database? We are using IDS 11.50.FC4. Specifically, I would like > to see which DBSPACETEMP a session is using based on what that > particular application sets it to. > …
RE: encryption on IDS 11.50.FC5 on Solaris 10
Hi, There is no encryption built into either ontape or onunload. There are no command line switches to create or read encrypted files with either ontape or onlunload. For ontape, you can use the BACKUP_FILTER and RESTORE_FILTER onconfig parameters to pass the data through anoth…
Re: How to secure ODBC connection
> From: red_valsen@yahoo.com > Subject: Re: How to secure ODBC connection > Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:53:20 -0800 > To: informix-list@iiug.org > > On Nov 20, 2:57 pm, LIGHT SCANS <light_sc...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Sorry. You cannot encrypt ODBC. For internal systems you can > >…
How to secure ODBC connection
Sorry. You cannot encrypt ODBC. For internal systems you can restrict access to your company's internal network or use your company's network hardware to do encryption. For both internal and external (i.e. internet) you can encrypt with something like SSL, ssh or sftp. -L.S.…
Doubt in Update statistics, resolution and confide
oopps... sorry.. I not read with attention the message ... after the Art answer I see.. the problem isn't in the execution of update statistics ... the issues is in the query *after* update statistics... my bad.. About the original question, I don't dare to answer, for this pro…
RE: Encryption overhead
This competes with similar products from HP and probably others. Note: Its not encrypting the active database, just cooked files. So as you write to the disk, your data is encrypted. Again, this is a software based solution, it also has (IMHO) minimal value since 1) Your engine …
Re: Encryption overhead
If there is the need to encrypt the "entire database" it's possible to do it with IBM encryption expert (or eventually with any similar product). This "hooks" into the low level OS calls and can encrypt files/filesystems. Not sure it it works with raw devices. But when using it, …
Encryption overhead
One of our customers asks, about encryption: 4. Do you have any idea what is the performance hit by encrypting either specific columns or the full database ? Of course, it's a "How long is a piece of string?" question. But does anyone have a feel for some approximate figures o…
Informix Dynamic Server Software Downloads
It appears IBM has cleverly hidden the IDS downloads again on the Passport Advantage Website, at least from my prying eyes. I can find the Solid DB and the DB2 links just fine. Does anyone out there in IIUG-land with a Passport Advantage account know where IBM has stashed the dow…
temporary dbspace usage
this question I ask several days ago, but not resolve, so rewrite again,:-) I have a production environment, 6 temp dbspaces in use which have 4G for each, 24G total. OS: HP-UX IDS: IDS 10.00 FC8 temp dbspace: tempdbs01,tempdbs02,tempdbs03,tempdbs04,tempdbs05,tempdbs06 In my envi…
temporary dbspace usage
Hello, I have a production environment, 6 temp dbspaces in use which have 4G for each, 24G total. OS: HP-UX IDS: IDS 10.00 FC8 temp dbspace: tempdbs01,tempdbs02,tempdbs03,tempdbs04,tempdbs05,tempdbs06 In my enviroment, when several sessions run at then sam time which have sort…
OPTCOMPIND and perl
Anyone know if I can change OPTCOMPIND after establishing a DB connection or does it need to be set before connecting? ta SLES10 SP1 IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 10.00.UC5…
Informix Encryption Questions
Dear All, I would like to get the information on the following two questions which are related to the usage of Encryption in Informix (IDS 11.50 FC4) How Informix provides key management? ===================================== While using decrypt_char function, we need to provid…
Re: update impossible in spite of row locking
Habichtsberg, Reinhard wrote: > Hi all, > > we have a strange behaviour of IDS while trying to update rows. IDS Version > 11.50.FC3 and 9.40.FC9. > > The table has row locking, unique index and primary key. The database is in > logging mode buffered. > > We open two sessions: In …
Question about ISAM reads vs output of onstat -u
Environment: Informix 7.31 S.O. HP-UX 11i The ISAM reads (output of onstat -g ppf) and disk reads are the same ? I followed the next steps: 1. session a: onstat -z 2. Session b: I run a query in dbaccess 3. Session a: onstat -g ppf | grep 0xb00091 (a particular table reads in…
virtual share memory too big ?
Environment: Informix 7.31 S.O. HP-UX 11i I have an instance with an average workload of 1000 user sessions and 1200 threads. This instance have only one database with 2000 tables approximately. I have set the onconfig parameter SHMVIRTSIZE at 640 MB and SHMADD at 100 MB Due to …
Informix Dynamic Server Scheduler question
Hi! I'm working on a project at my faculty. It's a java desktop application with an informix database. I have a problem using informix dynamic server scheduler. I have a particular table in my database. This table contains records that are inserted by the desktop aplication I'm …
Buffer Turnover Ratio (BTR)
The Remaining outputs are as follows onstat d IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 11.50.FC3W1 -- On-Line (Prim) -- Up 20 days 02:38:41 -- 1548288 Kbytes Dbspaces address number flags fchunk nchunks pgsize flags owner name 11c65c028 1 0x40001 1 2 2048 N B informix rootdbs_05 1…
IDS 9.40 End of Support Imminent
I have seen a number of posts on CDI recently related to IDS 9.40 As per the announcement on September 7th 2007, effective on the dates listed below, IBM will withdraw support from the following product releases licensed under the IBM International Program License Agreement: 9…
Simple Password Encryption not happening
I have attempted to enable Simple Password Encryption yet my network sniffer still shows plain text passwords. conscsm.cfg (copied straight out of the manual): SPWDCSM ("client=/opt/informix/lib/client/csm/libixspw.so,server=/opt/informix/lib/csm/libixspw.so","","") sqlhosts: t…
IBM 10year plan for Informix
On Mar 2, 1:15 am, Obnoxio The Clown <obno...@serendipita.com> wrote: > Wikking wrote: > > Serge Rielau wrote: > >> David Reed wrote: > >>> Our client is insisting on some official document from IBM stating the > >>> 10 year plan / roadmap that they have for Informix. > > >>> App…
Encryption in the engine?
Ok, so yeah, you have AES and 3DES encryption. But its software based. How can you seamlessly connect to a hardware based package. I mean there are add on cards and network appliances that are specifically designed to do the encryption. Add to this the newer libraries and highe…
Re: Creating index with upper function
> From: domusonline@gmail.com > Subject: Re: Creating index with upper function > Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2009 00:38:10 +0000 > To: informix-list@iiug.org > > I believe this message was not sent... Sorry if it appears as duplicate. > > Ok, > > > > So if you use the : > > WHERE my_f…
RE: IBM Database Encryption Expert support for IDS
Gee, If I encrypt something on my linux/unix box, root can't read it either, unless root knows the key. As to encrypting chunks, there's another way. Use a cooked file system where the file system writes are encrypted. (This has been around for the past couple of years.) Again,…
Re: IBM Database Encryption Expert support for IDS
If you care to read the details, nobody is talking about encrypting a column. It's about encrypting the chunks in a transparent way to the oninit processes. And you didn't get the point about root access. Maybe it's my English. The idea is that root won't be allowed to read the e…
Re: IBM Database Encryption Expert support for IDS
Ian Michael Gumby wrote: > if you look past the marketing blurb, more smoke than mirrors. > Without encryption hardware, you're going to take a huge performance hit > if you're encrypting a column that you index. My understanding is that Vormetric uses a piece of tin on the side…
IBM Database Encryption Expert support for IDS
IBM Database Encryption Expert support for IDS: http://www.ibm.com/software/data/db2imstools/database-encryption-expert/ The latest fixpack (1.1.3) introduces support for Informix 11.10FC2 and 11.50. This means transparent data encryption without root access... Regards -- Fern…
Unix Environment values from SPL/UDR
On Oct 6, 4:15 pm, "Rob Burba" <inf4glg...@gmail.com> wrote: > My mission is to find a way for the stored procedures to get the "real" user > id (the $LOGIN environment variable) since the "user" value returned by the > engine is the service account name rather than the real use…
use stored proc that return multiple columns in a query
forgot to include version info: IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 10.00.UC6W5 -- On-Line -- Up 207 days 22:14:39 -- 1441100 Kbytes…
installing informix dynamic server in linux
hi, I'm new to informix... I tried to install informix dynamic server(iif. 11.50.UC2E.Linux-RHEL4.tar) in my linux machine. I'm getting an error like this... One or more prerequisite system libraries are not installed on your computer. Install libpam.so.0, libncurses.so.5…
Re: I can't get HPL on 11.50.FC1 to work
On Jul 31, 9:19 pm, bozon <cur...@crowson1.com> wrote: > Connecting to onpload, Please wait... > Successful connection to onpload established > Thu Jul 31 15:34:38 2008 > > SHMBASE 0x0000004000000000 > CLIENTNUM 0x0000000049010000 > Session ID 1 > > Unload Database ->…
Informix Dynamic Server v 11.50 Developer's Edition
Does everyone know that the Informix Dynamic Server Developer's Edition v11.50 that you can download from the IIUG Web site (www.iiug.org) is NOT timebombed, is completely and fully functional (including HDR, MACH11, ER etc.). Do you know that the only limitations on this versio…
Informix Dynamic Server v 11.50 Developer's Edition
Does everyone know that the Informix Dynamic Server Developer's Edition v11.50 that you can download from the IIUG Web site (www.iiug.org) is NOT timebombed, is completely and fully functional (including HDR, MACH11, ER etc.). Do you know that the only limitations on this versio…
CONFIGURATION ONAUDIT-IBM Informix Dynamic Server
Hello, I need to configure onaudit and onshowaudit able to register for each of the consultations that are made to the database, either through dbaccess, ODBC or another application. I've been reviewing the IBM Informix Trusted Facility Guide, but I was not working. What param…
Re: Analysis of activities during checkpoint
You may set an Environment Variable before starting the Informix Server: TRACECKPT=1; export TRACECKPT The checkpoints will be more chatty and you can see what needs more time: writing to disk or sessions in critical section. With onstat -C you can see what the BTSCANNERS are …
How to use Informix Dynamic Server
I have installed trial version of "Informix IDS Dynamic Server Developer Edition 11.5 for Windows 2003, XP, Vista, 32bit Version 1150TC1DE". But i am new to informix. Can anyone explain how to use IDS in detail.…
drop distributions
Hi. After upgrading from IDS 9.40.FC4W2 to 9.40.FC9W2 some queries run extremly slow and I'm under the impression that the optimizer chooses the wrong way especially when OPTCOMPIND is 1 or 2. My idea is to drop distributions. The problem is "update statistics low on table xxx …
What is IPA abbreviation ?
Hi all IBM INFORMIX DYNAMIC SERVER 10.00 PRODUCT RELEASE bug_number 168928 description WITH NON-DEFAULT PAGE SIZE AND ACTIVE IPA'S, TABLE LEVEL RESTORES FAIL product_code ONUTILS component_code ARCHECKR What is IPA ? Thanks…
Re: Pam for encrypt password
>From: Manoj Mohan <manojm@us.ibm.com> >That sounds right.. we need to have a PAM module which will take the >password encrypted with blowfish cipher and authenticate it >and then we should put that in the pam stack in the pam.conf file. > >Manoj But this isn't an Informix iss…
Pam for encrypt password
Hello, all. I have problem with PAM (Pluggable Authentication Module). I have IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 9.40.UC8 on Solaris 9. I can't to adapt Informix for users authorization by PAM. In the past he used the traditional UNIX encryption algorithm for encrypting passwor…
RE: IDS10 and Encryption
I'm currently running 9.40.FC8 and will be upgrading to 10.00.FC5 soon, we are about to write an encryption program(s) for financial / personal customer data and was wondering if anyone had done something similar using the built-in encryption Regards Colin There are 10 types of…
Re: IDS10 and Encryption
ENSSSM? Is that the AES or 3DES encryption in the engine? (Sorry I know the feature, not the buzz words. ;-) Yes, I'm using it. I have a client where I needed to authenticate the user so that I could limit what they saw and limit others from seeing their work. (Its a sales for…
RE: IDS10 and Encryption
I'm looking into using column level encryption and was wanting any info on what people have done in that area Regards Colin There are 10 types of people in the world, those that understand binary and those that don't ________________________________ Subject: Re: IDS10 and Enc…
IDS10 and Encryption
Is anyone using this feature? If so what are your experiences, any pitfalls? Regards Colin There are 10 types of people in the world, those that understand binary and those that don't _________________________________________________________________ Feel like a local wherever…
Re: Performance of column level encryption
I have used Informix's encryption. Carsten is correct, using encryption you will incur some overhead. You really don't tell us much about your application. You say you have to encrypt a couple of columns but you don't really give us a use case or a rough example of your applica…
Re: Performance of column level encryption
On Mon, 2007-07-30 at 22:33 +0000, mohitanchlia@gmail.com wrote: > Version: IDS 10 > > We have need to encrypt few columns of the database. One of the > options I looked at was encryption functions provided by informix. > But, when I asked some of the consultant they told us that…
Performance of column level encryption
Version: IDS 10 We have need to encrypt few columns of the database. One of the options I looked at was encryption functions provided by informix. But, when I asked some of the consultant they told us that Informix has performance issues in using their encryption functions. They…
Re: Informix beats Oracle
Aleksander Kamenik wrote: > Madison Pruet wrote: > >> ontape -s -L 0 | gzip | encrypt > backup_device... >> > > Shouldn't that be "ontape -s -L 0 -t STDIO" ? > > Anyway, that's pretty much what I'm using except for the encryption > part. What do you use for encryption exactly, an…
IIUG TV
Great job on the video work!! I look forward to seeing more! -t- -- -- Informix Dynamic Server Database Engine -- http://www.informix.com --…
Re: Informix beats Oracle
DA Morgan wrote: > Tool wrote: > > Join an Oracle conversation and you hear questions about Fine Grained > Auditing, Backup Encryption, Compliance, AES 256, etc. > Nice idea... FGA: ---- http://www.oracle.com/technology/oramag/webcolumns/2003/techarticles/nanda_fga.html Quote…
Re: Informix beats Oracle
Ian Michael Gumby wrote: > > > >> From: Fernando Nunes <spam@domus.online.pt> >> http://www.oracle.com/database/product_editions.html >> >> And guess what... We don't get the following in EE: >> >> - RAC (obviously) >> - Database Vault >> - Oracle Advanced Security >> - Label bas…
Re: admin tools like PC client
Mike, What version of Informix are you using? Informix SE? Informix OnLine? Informix Dynamic Server? Most Informix versions these days come with a product call I-Connect that needs to be installed on the PC and rovides the Informix ODBC drivers.…
RE: Encryption Question
>From: John <john_hibner@earthlink.net> >Hello Everyone, > > Does anyone know if Informix can alter the encryption password or key >on the fly, as opposed to decrypting and then re- encrypting? >If so what is the syntax? I looked in the manual(online) does not show >that ty…
Encryption Question
Hello Everyone, Does anyone know if Informix can alter the encryption password or key on the fly, as opposed to decrypting and then re- encrypting? If so what is the syntax? I looked in the manual(online) does not show that type of functionality. Thanks, -John Hibner…
Error when initializing
06:36:20 IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version [b]10.00.UC6TL[\\b] I believe this is likelt ot be a new ish instance to a newish user of the software…
Encryption with BLOBS
I have a client that is wondering if anyone has experience with encrypted BLOBs and IDS. Anyone? They haven't started using them yet, but are wondering about performance implications and other pertinent issues, good or bad. I assume they're v7 blobs btw, not slobs (uh - smartblo…
Re: CSM Question
Martin Fuerderer wrote: > Hi, > > I would have thought that ENCCSM includes encrypting > the password as all the communication between client > and server gets encrypted ...? > But I may be quite wrong with this as I have never looked > into the details of ENCCSM. > ENCCSM is ne…
problems with Informix dynamic server 9.4 @ WIndows 2003
I have problems with connecting the server. I use correct user/password to connect to the server, but the server do not known the server. I'm sure the user exist and is one of the user in Informix_Admin group. I have installed Informix dynamic server 9.4 in a windows xp system in…
How change SO environments by DBACCESS ?
Sorry, I just want know how to change some Environment Variables of Unix without quit the DBACCESS (like Alter Session of Oracle). Thanks.…
Re: Use of Informix with Protegrity/Omnisecure Encryption
Ian Michael Gumby wrote: > > > >> From: Rajesh Nair <rajeshn@us.ibm.com> > >> Compare column and file encryption methods to understand which is a >> better >> fit for your specific need , not for which is better. >> If you worry about root and its ability to assume a particular u…
Re: ontape encryption?
Hello, On Jan 4, 4:42 am, chud <chrishud...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, I am a Linux admin with some past database experience, however I > am new to Informix. We are running Informix IDS 9.4.0 on RedHat ES 3 > and 4, and we do backups via ontape to a tape device. I have been > …
Re: ontape encryption?
chud wrote: > > > Additionally ontape can backup/restore to/from STDIN/STDOUT. This is > > useful if you want to do something like. > > > > ontape | gzip | encrypt > /backup/bkup.dat > > Can anyone add to this? Could you possibly use GPG? Do any of you > encrypt your ontape ba…
ontape encryption?
Hello, I am a Linux admin with some past database experience, however I am new to Informix. We are running Informix IDS 9.4.0 on RedHat ES 3 and 4, and we do backups via ontape to a tape device. I have been asked to look into how to encrypt the data on the tapes. I noticed the…
onstat -u and IDS maximum concurrent sessions
I believe it's the maximum amount of user threads that the db has allocated control blocks for, up to the current snapshot. Bob Roussey Unix / Informix Administration Robert.Roussey@SpiritAir.com -----Original Message----- From: ids-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:ids-bounces@iiug.org…
License Extension
Help.. I need a license extension for the IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 10.00.FC3R1TL which I downloaded to do a evaluation. How can I get the license extened..my project is in the final stages .. Dhaya Commercial bank…
IDS 10 encrypting ontape
Has anyone had a chance to use TAPEDEV of STDOUT in IDS 10 and pipe it through some sort of encryption to a tape device or file? IDS 10.00.UC4, RedHat AS3 TIA. Bob Roussey robert.roussey@spiritair.com…
Re: Ontape security when shipping tapes
bozon wrote: > > Jonathan Leffler wrote: > > You can use that to avoid the >> intermediate copy to disk which they suggested. Note that when backing >> up, it is imperative to compress before you encrypt. Encrypted data is >> random looking and hence incompressible; > > Do you …
Re: Security Vulnerabilities Addressed in Informix Dynamic Server
Clive Eisen wrote: > Ian Michael Gumby wrote: > > Yes the buffer overflow issues are a pain and frankly they shouldn't occur > > if IBM did formal code reviews. Or rather they should be caught and > > corrected prior to release. > > > > "Paul Watson" <paul@oninit.com> wrote in m…
Security Vulnerabilities Addressed in Informix Dynamic Server
Not sure if this has posted here or not but .... http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=630&context=SSGU8G&dc=D600&u id=swg21242921&loc=en_US&cs=UTF-8&lang=en Cheers Paul Paul Watson Tel: +44 1414161772 Mob: +44 7818003457 Web: www.oninit.com GO FURTHER with DB2 GET THER…
Re: Database Encryption
Adam Tauno Williams wrote: > > Wondering if Informxi 10 supports any type of data encryption natively? > > If so, what are the types (column level, table level etc..) and what are > > some of the caveats assocaited with it's use? > > I know that 10.x supports column level encryp…
RE: Database Encryption
Madison, I've heard, that the encryption algorithm, implemented in IDS 10, can produce different encrypted records for same input and same key (while the decryption is able to exactly reconstruct the original key). >From this perspective, even 'equal' search on encrypted data c…
Re: Database Encryption
"Obnoxio The Clown" <obnoxio@serendipita.com> wrote in message news:mailman.395.1151597436.19084.informix-list@iiug.org... > > Campbell, John \\(GE Cons Fin\\) said: >> Any impact to performance? > > Yes, plus it makes indexing pointless (on encrypted columns). Why?…
Re: Database Encryption
----- Original Message ----- From: "Obnoxio The Clown" <obnoxio@serendipita.com> To: "Campbell, John (GE Cons Fin)" <John.Campbell2@ge.com> Cc: <informix-list@iiug.org> Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2006 12:19 PM Subject: RE: Database Encryption > > Campbell, John \\(GE Cons Fin\\) s…
RE: Database Encryption
> Solaris? Nope, Intel Linux. > How much data? Actually encrypted? Not a terrible amount. We use this to store customer credit card information - in order to make it encrypted on disk and and on backups. > Any impact to performance? Not even measurable do far. But then we…
RE: Database Encryption
Campbell, John \\(GE Cons Fin\\) said: > Any impact to performance? Yes, plus it makes indexing pointless (on encrypted columns). -- Bye now, Obnoxio "... no bill is required as no value was provided." -- Christine Normile…
RE: Database Encryption
Solaris? How much data? Any impact to performance? Just curious - we've considered using it if we ever upgrade to 10 - still at 9.40.FC5 on Solaris 9. -----Original Message----- From: informix-list-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:informix-list-bounces@iiug.org]On Behalf Of Adam Taun…
Database Encryption
Hello All, Wondering if Informxi 10 supports any type of data encryption natively? If so, what are the types (column level, table level etc..) and what are some of the caveats assocaited with it's use? Thanks for your time, Tam.…
Re: Unix cron job - executing informix 4GL process
yy4 via DBMonster.com wrote: > Adam Tauno Williams wrote: >>> I am facing some problem while executing the process thru cron. My execution >>> scripts (KORN shell) will be something as below: >> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >>> I execute the program manually thru command line…
Initialising Informix
I am trying to initialize informix on a new server and I am getting this error. The server is HP UX 11.11 and Informix IDS 7.31 What could be the problem / This action will initialize Informix Dynamic Server; any existing Informix Dynamic Server databases will NOT be accessible …
Informix Connection From WIN CE.NET Emulator?
How do I connect to informix dynamic server from WIN CE.NET Emulator? Is there a WIN CE informix driver?…
Re: Table Editor for Multiplatforms
Enhancements in Version 4.3 ..... also supports the Informix Dynamic Server 9.x. http://www.ibm.com/software/data/db2imstools/db2tools/db2te/…
Re: esql, SE and sdk incompatiblility nightmare
kjuliff@gmail.com wrote: > Here are the details > We are running an intel EM64T processor on a IBM box. The Operating > system which was installed in a 64bit environment is Redhat Linux > Enterprise AS v4. > > > We were sold (in a bundle) > > 2 …
Re: column level encryption
Thank you, Mark…
column level encryption
hello all, i am correct in reading that column level encryption is available in IDS version 10 but not 9.3/9.4? thanks tom…
Fragmentation Elimination Problem
I am on version IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 10.00.FC4.…
Re: Informix Dynamic Server 9.30 - Shared Memory
Ronald Schwingel wrote: > Can someone please tell me how much Shared Memory (gigabytes?) > Informix Dynamic Server 9.30 (32-bit version) for AIX 5L can use > before asserting with a Shared Memory access error? Can you provide > documentation that I can pass on also? It looked to…
RE: Informix Dynamic Server 9.30 - Shared Memory
First off you shouldn't be getting shared memory access errors. That sounds more like a bug that technical support should address. I wouldn't be surprised if your getting can't allocate additional shared memory segment messages. Informix 32-bit on AIX is a bitch. The problem …
Informix Dynamic Server 9.30 - Shared Memory
Can someone please tell me how much Shared Memory (gigabytes?) Informix Dynamic Server 9.30 (32-bit version) for AIX 5L can use before asserting with a Shared Memory access error? Can you provide documentation that I can pass on also? We are looking at providing one of cust…
create a DB on Linux
Hi! I have installed Informix dynamic server on Linux. Now I want to create a data base. What should I do? Thanks…
Re: flagship sunk
Funny I have been able to download IDS 10 for Solaris, Windows and Linux am I just smarter than everyone else? www.informix.com Support and downloads In the middle trials and betas Oh look Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) V10.0 easy!…
Re: IDS Feature Request List (including potential new requests).
Replying to myself. Expanding on Immutable Session Variables. http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/idshelp/v10/topic/com.ibm.sqls.doc/sqls761.htm XPS has loads of SET ENVIRONMENT stuff that IDS does not have e.g. MAXSCAN for number of scan threads TEMP_TAB_EXT_SIZE / TEMP…
Column level encryption - IDS 10
Because we are using block encryption algorthms with chaining. That means you can not store an encrypted number in only 4 bytes. <hariog@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:1134601844.476897.14850@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com... > Hi Folks, > > AFAIK column level encryption is ava…
Re: IDS 10 - documentation questions
Oops! I mean IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 10.00.TC3ET Althought the release notes (idse_win_release_notes_10.0.html) start with:- "Release Notes for IBM Informix Dynamic Server Express Edition for Windows Platforms 10.00.TC3E, 1 July 2005 " so it is TC3E or TCE3T? and …
Re: Sql to concatenate multiple rows to a single row / column
Thank you SaltTan - it works beautifully. BTW, we have IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 9.40.FC6.…
Re: Shell Variable to set EXPLAIN on
On 15 Sep 2005 09:05:33 -0700, goggleaccount@dodgeit.com < goggleaccount@dodgeit.com> wrote: > > We use a product on AIX box, which uses Informix IDS 9.4 as database. > We would like to enable EXPLAIN on for certain users for the whole > session. Is there an Unix shell variable w…
New IDS Forum on IBM Developerworks website
This forum provides a place for Informix Dynamic Server developers and users to share their questions, thoughts, and ideas with others. http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/forums/dw_forum.jsp?forum=548&cat=19…
Re: IDS 10 Express Edition
Note 10.00.xC3 = Enterprise Version 10.00.xC3E = Express Edition http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/ids9help/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.relnotes.doc/uc3E/idse_win_release_notes_10.0.html Then click on "IBM Informix Dynamic Server Express Edition" in the right pane:…
setup Informix Dynamic Server Version 9.40.UC1E1 to linux error
I setup Informix Dynamic Server Version 9.40.UC1E1 to linux execcute oninit -ivy is failed the online.log is write /// 16:31:32 Dynamically allocated new virtual shared memory segment (size 8192KB) 16:31:32 Informix Dynamic Server Version 9.40.UC1E1 Software Serial Number AA…
Expert advice needed on Buffer management
Hi gang, I received this below from the architecture Dept. trying to simulate Production like performance in QC and development envs. Assuming performance testing would be equal in all those environments if buffers are adjusted to a certain value. Please advise! My question to yo…
Expert advice needed on Buffer management
Hi gang, I received this below from the architecture Dept. trying to simulate Production like performance in QC and development envs. Assuming performance testing would be equal in all those environments if buffers are adjusted to a certain value. Please advise! My question to yo…
Informix Dynamic Server information Centre
Great new utility just posted under IDS 10 on the docs site has uses for other products and versions than just IDS 10 so take a look even if you are not using 10 yet!! http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/ids9help/index.jsp…
Re: how to know the session
On Tuesday 01 March 2005 07:48, Susana Barea wrote: > Hello list > > i want to know what session is consuming more cpu. > I've IDS 7.31 > Could we have a few more details about your environment and the sessions you want to monitor? At least the OS and connection methods (tcp or…
Cannot find message file. Check INFORMIXDIR and DBLANG.
im trying to run the oninit -i in the command prompt when the message appear... we installed... IBM Informix Dynamic Server 9.40 IBM INFORMIX-4GL Rapid Development System Version 7.32.UC2 IBM INFORMIX-4GL Version 7.32.UC2 set up sqlhosts, services, onconfig, path... but when tr…
Cool File Encryption Software Released.
You can use this software to encrypt your important files which you don't want others to see with AES encryption algorithm. Cool File Encryption adopts the international standard cryptographic algorithm--AES that has been proved to be secure by numerous attacks and tests. Cool F…
Re: encrypt/decrypt data before an update/insert
Brett Sinclair schrieb: Hello Brett, some time ago someone posted a stored procedure. Maybe this one is sufficient for your purposes: create procedure encrypt(_password varchar(255)) returning varchar(255); define p_encrypt varchar(255); define p_char_set char(62);…
Re: Re: encrypt/decrypt data before an update/insert
The soon to be released IDS 9.5/10 is suposed to do this for you. J. -----Original Message----- From: "Ben" <ben_informix@comcast.net> To: <informix-list@iiug.org> Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 14:49:34 -0500 Subject: Re: encrypt/decrypt data before an update/insert I am not aware of…
Re: encrypt/decrypt data before an update/insert
I am not aware of any 'built-in' functions - you may want to look into user defined routines (UDR) - you can write your own 'c' code and call that routine as an external procedure..... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brett Sinclair" <lbrettsinclair@yahoo.com> To: <informix-l…
Server is in an incompatible state
Hamid HABZI wrote: > Hi, > I am geting this message while executing ontape -a : > Server is in an incompatible state or user authentication failed. > > Program over. > > Even onstat dosent work > > shared memory not initialized for INFORMIXSERVER 'sysprod' > > The client dbaccess…
Re: Has IDS 9.5 been released?
Way back when (28 October 2004, to be precise) nobody wrote: > it depends on how its being implemented. > > Just because you have a feature doesn't mean its optimal or works the > way you would want it, or is as secure as you think it is. ;-) > > Example. You have a column that y…
Decoding of Encoded Values in System Tables
Hello, Does somebody know how can I decode datetime values in system tables? Integer value of column Connected in the table sysmaster:syssessions is like 1100256621. I do not know how can I convert this value to datetime format. In the same table is also the column named Hostna…
RE: Mysterious sql problem
-----Original Message----- From: owner-informix-list@iiug.org [mailto:owner-informix-list@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Simmons, Keith Sent: Friday, November 05, 2004 11:09 AM To: informix-list@iiug.org Cc: dgriffen@finishline.com Subject: RE: Mysterious sql problem >Dave > >You say th…
New set environment optcompind command
Hi, I've read that with the command: SET ENVIRONMENT OPTCOMPIND <level> you coudl change the OPTCOMPIND setting for a specific session. However in my windows server (9.40.TC4) a get a syntax error. Following the release notes this should work from 9.40.xC3 or higher. Has someon…
encryption functions
Hi I am looking for some encryption function to encrypt values stored in a column does anyone know of any esql/c function which provide this Thanks Sudhir…
Re: Has IDS 9.5 been released?
If the data is encrypted by the user (as oposed to by the system) then how could the DBMS index the data without knowing the key? Cheers Serge…
chunk capacity
we are using BM Informix Dynamic Server Version 9.40.UC2X3 on Linux Kernel 2.4.21 the command 'onstat -d' shows ... Expanded chunk capacity mode: disabled how can I change this mode to 'enabled'?…
IDS V7.30 and Windows 2000
Can Informix Dynamic Server Version 7.30.TC6 be run on a Windows 2000 host system? TIA Erwin…
Re: Error Initialize Informix Dynamic Server
Art S. Kagel wrote: > On Wed, 04 Aug 2004 05:05:41 -0400, madiego wrote: >>I install Informix Dynamic Server and when I initialize 'oninit -iv' : >> >>This action will initialize Informix Dynamic Server; any existing Informix >>Dynamic Server databases will NOT be accessible - Do…
Error Initialize Informix Dynamic Server
Hello, I install Informix Dynamic Server and when I initialize 'oninit -iv' : This action will initialize Informix Dynamic Server; any existing Informix Dynamic Server databases will NOT be accessible - Do you wish to continue (y/n)? y Checking group membership to determine ser…
encrypted passwords storing in IDS
We are looking to store the encrypted passwords in 7.31.FC2 and 9.21.FC3 databases. Is any third party software or Informix routine is available? Please let me know what tools you are using? Thank you, Rao Yalamanchili --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? New and …
Re: Informix Dynamic Server and DB Tuning
I am experiencing similar problems with users migrating from Standard Engine to IDS 9.30. It appears that some applications are more susceptible than others. What application(s) are you running? We also have experience of adding more BUFFERS, LOCKS, etc and not improving the sit…
RE: Informix Dynamic Server and DB Tuning
Muthana Increase BUFFERS in onconfig file. UPDATE STATISTICS for each table (as a minimum) rerun the query and see what improvements you get. If you still have problems post the results of:- onstat -p onstat -m onstat -R and sqexplain.out of any particularly slow query or updat…
Informix Dynamic Server and DB Tuning
Dear Sir, The question how can make DB Tuning for Informix Dynamic Server version 9:30 to get the query faster. I used IDS 9:30 and it's not quick enough like our old Standard Engine. which Parameter can i change to make that or what shall i do? Regards Muthana AL-Temimi…
Can IDS accessing Informix SE Tables.
Hello, Now we are using Informix SE. We are planning to go Infomix Dynamic Server 9.x. Before migrating our current applications to IDS 9.x., first we have to develop a new application in IDS 9.x, in that we need to use some of the tables from informx SE. Could you please answer…
HDR using encryption with CSM ??
I set up a HDR pair of two servers. The replication is in clear text. Is it possible to use encryption with the Informix CSM methods for this HA pair. My first test failed with : 12:25:34 HDR can not connect to <paired server> over a CSM connection…
ontape Info
"Neil Truby" <neil.truby@ardenta.com> wrote in message news:<2h47atF8lir0U1@uni-berlin.de>... > You've backed up all databases in ONE instance - the instance defined by the > INFORMIXSERVER environment variable of the session you used to execute the > ontape utility. Thanks to a…
Encryption of data in a column
Is there a function in Informix to encrypt a string? Specifically, I'd like to use a stored procedure to store a password on a user table. The stored procedure would receive the password, encrypt it and then store it. It would also have to be able to do the reverse. I'm hoping th…
Dose anybody have the dbtop script in the Troubleshooting informix course?
Dears, I study the Troubleshooting ibm informix dynamic server course. At the module 4 exercise need the dbtop script. Dose anybody has this dbtop script and post for me? Thanks. Philip Yeh.…
Work group edition - Unlimited edition??
Taken from IBM web site:- =========================================================================== The following Informix Dynamic Server Workgroup Unlimited editions have been added to the IBM Data Management Gold Transaction Processing Bundle for SMB Unlimited: IBM Informix…
Re: column-level encryption
Ping Tang <pingtang@us.ibm.com> wrote in message news:<c3pr8c$k9p$1@terabinaries.xmission.com>... > Thomas: > > Column-level encryption will be available in 9.50 release ( next major > release). It is????…
Re: column-level encryption
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RE: column-level encryption
Thomas J. Girsch wrote > I have a requirement to do column-level encryption in an > Informix 9.30.UC6 > database. If possible, I'd like to avoid datablades (although Stored > Procedures / Functions would be okay). In a perfect world it > would be a > fast algorithm. The encr…
column-level encryption
I have a requirement to do column-level encryption in an Informix 9.30.UC6 database. If possible, I'd like to avoid datablades (although Stored Procedures / Functions would be okay). In a perfect world it would be a fast algorithm. The encryption algorithm doesn't need to be s…
Re: [Informix Dynamic Server (IDS):] Digest 2671
For a course in the US, check out: http://www-306.ibm.com/services/learning/ites.wss?pageType=course_description&co urseCode=L1760&country=us&language=en (IBM course L1760). There is probably a similar course offered in Europe somewhere. Hope this helps. Kevin Doiron Toronto,…
Re: Transaction support in informix dynamic server(IDS)
chaithra wrote: > i wanted to know, if in IDS we can get to know the status of a > transaction at any given time. or once any transaction commits or > rollsback we should be able to know the status. > is it possible through c++ interface provided by the IDS. I'm not quite s…
Transaction support in informix dynamic server(IDS)
hi all, i wanted to know, if in IDS we can get to know the status of a transaction at any given time. or once any transaction commits or rollsback we should be able to know the status. is it possible through c++ interface provided by the IDS. thanx in advace chaithra…
configure computer for using informix
what shell I do to make my computer work with informix. I have installed winXP on my computer, informix 4 i informix dynamic server? THANKS…
Where can I get the client API?
Hi, does anyone knows where to get the client API for Informix Dynamic Server 7.x? Perhaps we want to access the server via api directly. Kind regards, Joachim Engel.…
Informix optimizer
Hi, Does anyone know if the Informix Dynamic Server (7.31 or 9.4) database optimizer uses star schema optimizer techniques? Thank you, Tony…
TRUNCATE TABLE command in 9.3?
I am aware that Informix Dynamic Server previously has not included the TRUNCATE TABLE command. Does anyone know if 9.3 or 9.4 include this command?…
Re: Linux fgl_getenv
Glen Johnson wrote: >>Usually, you don't get environment variables at all. Which one(s) do >>you think you need access to, and why? As I at least hinted, any >>environment found by something run by the server is primarily the >>server's own environment. Anything else is unrel…
Linux fgl_getenv
Informix Dynamic Server Version 9.30.UC3 on Linux. Do I have to do something before I can use the fgl_getenv call in a stored procedure? When I try I get 674: Routine (fgl_getenv) can not be resolved.…
non ASCII characters in text column
we have a text column and a requirement has come from a particular user that it should contain text in encrypted form. now the encrypted text will contain non ASCII characters. Is it possible for the text column to store one row in ASCII text and another row in non-ASCII text. Wi…
Re: update statistics slowing system
On Wed, 12 Nov 2003 15:10:19 -0500, Glen Johnson wrote: > Should doing an update statistics on a table in one database affect the > preformance of users in a totally separate database. Does it lock some global > tables? I don't think it is a CPU problem since this is on a 6 pr…
Is there an equivalent for "alter session set NLS_DATE_FORMAT = 'dd-mm-yyyy'" in Informix?
Hello everybody, does anybody know, if there exists an alternative for "alter session set NLS_DATE_FORMAT = 'dd-mm-yyyy'" in Informix? We found this statement in an application which uses an Oracle-DB. Now we have to modify this application so that a Informix-DB can be used.…
IDS 9.40.UC2, Encryption
I try to configure encryption with IDS 9.40.UC2 on an AIX platform and I'm a little bit confused about the different error messages I receive. Server-Platform: ---------------- AIX 5.1 IDS 9.40.UC2 Server-SQLHOSTS: ---------------- ids940 onsoctcp defx0db0 ids940 csm=(ENCCS…
Setting PSORT_DBTEMP in INFORMIX 7.31
Hellooooo Informix Users,=20 =20 If I set the environment variable PSORT_DBTEMP on my Unix server which hosts my IDS before bringing the engine online, will it be in effect for each session that requires sorting=3F Further more will it also be in effect for sessions initiated fro…
RE: Upgrading Informix
Beefman asked > > I am trying to show our management the benefits of upgrading our > informix versions and would like to know the benfits of the following > upgrade. > > We currently are useing IDS 7.31.UD4 on AIX 4.3 as well as I-4GL > 7.20.UE2 on the same platform. > > I would…
RE: Dynamic Server versus Universal Server ??
Originally, Version 7.x was called 'Informix Dynamic Server', Version 9.0x was called 'Universal server' Starting with 9.1, Universal server became 'Dynamic server with Universal data option'. With 9.2, new names 'Internet Foundation 2000 ' and 'Dynamic server 2000' ware given…
Informix Dynamic Server 2000 startup problem
Hi, While starting up informix in multi user mode , we wait for the database to come up by checking the onstat - o/p . But if the system is loaded, even after onstat shows status as online , the connection is rejected by the database . The wait loop that we do is as follow…
Database Encryption?
Hello to All, I have been tasked to research companies that provide database encryption within the database. Data at Rest. I was hopeing someone out there is using database encryption to protect either critical customer information or sensitive company information in informix. O…
Re: Informix Data Masks
In article <bf2ttd$3i9$1@terabinaries.xmission.com>, Chavan Koya <chavankoya189@hotmail.com> writes > >This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > >------=_NextPart_000_002C_01C34AB0.392D1060 >Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: q…
Informix Data Masks
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002C_01C34AB0.392D1060 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable All, Could anyone tell me as to how to set up a mask on Informix 7.2 that = basically hides the …
Informix Data Masks
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002C_01C34AB0.392D1060 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable All, Could anyone tell me as to how to set up a mask on Informix 7.2 that = basically hides the …
Informix Data Masks
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002C_01C34AB0.392D1060 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable All, Could anyone tell me as to how to set up a mask on Informix 7.2 that = basically hides the …
Informix Data Masks
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002C_01C34AB0.392D1060 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable All, Could anyone tell me as to how to set up a mask on Informix 7.2 that = basically hides the …
Informix Data Masks
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002C_01C34AB0.392D1060 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable All, Could anyone tell me as to how to set up a mask on Informix 7.2 that = basically hides the …
Informix Data Masks
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002C_01C34AB0.392D1060 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable All, Could anyone tell me as to how to set up a mask on Informix 7.2 that = basically hides the …
Informix Data Masks
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002C_01C34AB0.392D1060 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable All, Could anyone tell me as to how to set up a mask on Informix 7.2 that = basically hides the …
Informix Data Masks
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002C_01C34AB0.392D1060 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable All, Could anyone tell me as to how to set up a mask on Informix 7.2 that = basically hides the …
Informix Data Masks
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Informix Data Masks
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002C_01C34AB0.392D1060 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable All, Could anyone tell me as to how to set up a mask on Informix 7.2 that = basically hides the …
why I can't see the output of "onstat -g wts"
test:/informix>onstat -g wst Informix Dynamic Server 2000 Version 9.21.FC7 -- On-Line -- Up 5 days 13:23:03 -- 11132960 Kbytes Wait statistics not enabled How to enable the wait statistics???…
informix SDK 2.81 ifxoledbc OLEDB and ADO
When Updating or deleting a non existing row in a table, the informix oledb provider produces an "UnSpecified error". Environment: Informix Dynamic Server 7.31 Informix SDK 2.81 ADO 2.6 Any help will be appreciated. Thanks in advance…
Re: Non-ASCII text
This sounds more like a syntax error, i.e. your encrypted data has a quote in it. Look at the statement Perl is trying to execute Brian McLaughlin wrote: > > Hi all. > > I have two Informix servers -- a production box and a test box. Passwords > to our vendor's software are st…
[Fwd: Re: non-ascii text]
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------060203030202000101040504 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I saw the question on dbi-users@perl.org and accidentally replied to just the questioner and not the mail…
Non-ASCII text
Hi all. I have two Informix servers -- a production box and a test box. Passwords to our vendor's software are stored encrypted in a char(20) column. I want to copy passwords from production to test. I've written a perl script to fetch the password from production and I want …
Putting non-ascii text into a char column
Hi all. I have two Informix servers -- a production box and a test box. Passwords to our vendor's software are stored encrypted in a char(20) column. I want to copy passwords from production to test. I've written a perl script to fetch the password from production and I want …
RE: KAIO variable - usage?
WARNING: Troll alert!! In the year of Our Lord Mon, 18 Dec 2000 10:02:13 -0500, "Parker, Jack" <JParker@engage.com> broke a vow of silence to utter: >I've never heard of a KAIO environment variable. Kernel IO is engine based, >not session based. In other words it is the engin…
Encrypting Data
Hello everybody: I have a DB with very confidencial data i would like to encrypt. Do you know any Informix or third party tool for encrypting? I don't want to encrypt everything but specific fields. The scenario is: . Informix IDS 2000 . DataStage for extracting and updating…
No secrete to a root account holder under Informix
> From: Jonathan Leffler <jleffler@informix.com> > Organization: Informix Software Inc > Newsgroups: comp.databases.informix > Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2000 01:29:38 GMT > Subject: Re: No secrete to a root account holder under Informix > >> In this sense, at least, does Oracle appear mo…
What requires an IDS Linux?
Hello What requires an Informix Dynamic Server Linux a desktop and/or a network version of Linux? Thanks in advance Jacqueline Romero Miranda…
Informix v Oracle
Hi Is there a function in Informix Dynamic Server 2000 that is like Oracles CREATE SEQUENCE that uses NEXTVAL/CURVAL and %ROWCOUNT, ect? Thanks for all contributions Jordan jbruce@asaglobalserv.com…
Novice Question about DBSPACETEMP
The environment variable, if set, will override the DBSPACETEMP onconfig parameter for that session. Otherwise, the onconfig parameter will be honored. What's tricky is -- if the database has logging, you need to use the "with no log" clause with your sql statements for it to …
Checkpoint Blockage
Greetings, I am searching for suggestions on the best approach to find the resource(s) that are preventing a checkpoint from completing. Occasionally, our 7.31.FC7 instance will be blocked indefinitely during a checkpoint request. The most recent incident did have a thread /ses…
Retrieving product name
Hi all, Is their a system table somewhere on an informix server that stores the product name. For example 'Select owner from systables where tabname = � VERSION� will return the version of the server. I would like to be able to tell if a server is a Universal server or a Dynamic …
IDS 7.3x on Win2000?
Does Informix Online Dynamic Server 7.3x runs on Windows 2000 (Professional)? Thanks for your help. Guy Dillen…
encryption or ssh
Does anyone know of a way to encrypt the requests sent to/from the database server ? Since the user name and password are sent pain text it is easily sniffed. I tried to port forward with ssh, but keep getting an error about to many files open I have bumped up the kernal param bu…
Re: Encryption...
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Encryption...
Does Informix 9.2 support encrypted data? Can I store encrypted data in the database, if so how does Informix handle this data? Thank you in advance…
Re: How to search for a string in a TEXT field
Hi, :-( SELECT name, REPLACE(text,"ZNOTREADY","found") AS your_output FROM tablewithtextfield; Blobs are not allowed in this expression. I use Informix Dynamic Server Version 7.31.UC2A…
Re: Data Encryption
From: mdelerme@my-deja.com > >Wanted to know if there is a way to encrypt the data on a column on the >DB side? Basicly, I has a password column and what it to encrypt the >values. Any ideas? Or would it just be easier to have the client >encript the data before inserting to the …
Data Encryption
Hi all, Wanted to know if there is a way to encrypt the data on a column on the DB side? Basicly, I has a password column and what it to encrypt the values. Any ideas? Or would it just be easier to have the client encript the data before inserting to the DB? I'm running IIF v9.2…
Create user in Informix Dynamic Server
Hello all I`m new in INS. Could you help me? I have Database server with one user Informix. How to create another user to Database?…
Informix ODS on Win 2000?
Does Informix Dynamic Server V7.31.TC5 for Intel Pentium Windows NT 4 also run on Windows 2000? Thanks for any help. Guy Dillen ITP…
encryption on IDS 7.3x
Hi, I use IDS 7.3x (NT / UNIX) Is a Function (Informix standard like UPPER(), TRIM()...) exist to make an encryption and revers whith CHAR-VARCHAR or TEXT column ? (to storing - login password - or - secret data -) Thanks, Loïc…
Informix cost???
Someone can said how much does Informix cost? I need to know: -Informix costs -cost for client Thanks very much. I need the last version of dynamic server for Unix. Ciao, Berna…
Replication
Hello everybody. I would like to know if it is possible to replicate an Informix database between a UNIX-based 7.32UC2 Informix Dynamic Server and an linux-based IDS2000 without problems. Thanks in advance. jhernandez@geuropa.com…
dynamic server with Informix distant database
We have this problem : - write of a html page (this pages will contain many many fields). - Receiving of the page data on a http server based on a M1 machine. - Using of 4gl/informix programs based on the M2 machine with the pages data - 4GL programs will set up a � result � tabl…
HELP! Informix Dynamic Server 7.3
I'm trying to install a new IDS on Linux (RedHat 6.1) on a cooked file. Everything looks right, but upon oninit, I receive the following: oninit: Cannot open chunk '/u1/naf_chunk'. errno = 2 oninit: Fatal error in shared memory initialization Log reflects: 09:11:07 Informi…
UDR Support in Informix Dynamic Server.
Can someone tell me what exact version of Informix Dynamic Server that first supported C User Defined Routines. I've tried searching for this on their website with no joy. (their advanced search doesnt work at all !) Rgds, Peter. Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before y…
OFFICE Connect V.1
Informix Office Connect, Version 1.0, is compatible with the following Informix servers: Informix Dynamic Server, Version 7.3 or later Informix Dynamic Server with Universal Data Option, Version 9.14 Informix Dynamic Server 2000, Version 9.2 or later e Informix-SE 7.23 n�o func…
System catalogue
Hello! Can anybody explain me how I can create trigger on "informix".systables? (The server I deal with is Informix Online Dynamic Server 7.3.) Max…
Data Encryption
Hi, We plan to encrypt the data stored in one of our databases.Also to encrypt the data in flat files and backup tapes. Our System is : Informix server : IDS with ADS Version 8.21.UD4D1 Unix OS : HP release B.11.00 HP9000/V2200 Do we need a third party tool to enable that, if s…
Compatability between Informix products
Hi, I need some version compatability information for the following products. Hardware Platform: Hewlett Packard OS Platform: HP-UX version 10.20 Informix s/w: Informix Universal Server 9.20 Informix Dynamic Server 7.31 Informix Gateway to DRDA vers…
Row locking in dynamic server
Hi General question: how can I achive row locking in a multi user environment. Seems not to work for me I experiences a problem with row locking with Dynamic Server 7.3 under Linux. Even a simple test would not run: Databse create with ANSI compliant. Created a table with LOCK…
DBTIME environment variable in dbaccess
Greetings all ! [IDS 7.30UC1 on Solaris] I'm trying to set the environment variable "DBTIME" so that I can change the date format for datetime datatypes. When I set the environment variable, it has no effect. But here's the rub: I'm setting it in a DBACCESS session which I r…
informix dynamic server on linux help
Hi all, I am an informix newbie, and i have problems running it on redhat linux 6.0. The installation went just fine, but now when i start dbaccess and try to create a new database i get this error message: 25584: Network driver can not access server program /opt/informix/lib/sq…
Informix Dynamic Server on IBM SSA
Can any one share their experiences, recommendations, pit-falls, comments about creating an IDS db engineOLTP environment on an IBM SSA Raid system? We have 2 SSA adapters and have 4 loops with 4 drives each. The IBM techs for the Smoothstart services will be coming next Tuesday…
Stored procedure.
In article <8091go$od6$1@news.xmission.com>, "Pons Roca, Isidre" <ipons@dtgna.altanet.org> wrote: > > Hi all. > > I have a serious doubt regarding the stored procedures. > > The question is: > When creating a stored procedure the environment variables > that I had defined in t…
Please help me!
Hello! 1, Can somebody give me information, what is the new features for Version 7.24 of Informix Dynamic Server according to Version 7.20 of Informix Dynamic Server? 2, Are Version 7.20 of Informix Dynamic Server and 7.20 INFORMIX-ESQL/C 2000 Year Compatible? 3, W…
Re: installing Informix dynamic server
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Password Encryption?
Hello all, How does one implement password encryption between the client and the server? Our clients are VB, RDO and Informix ODBC 3.3 (on Windows NT) and our servers are 7.3x on both SCO Unix and NT (I do not dare ask the question if it is possible to implement. I just assume …
installing Informix dynamic server
hi all, can anybody give me an URL where to find a good description of how to setup and install an Informix Dynamic Server with using RedHat Linux ??? I've searched a whole day but founf nothing useful.. :( thx ind advance joerg…
Help! Cant start database service
Hello All I had my informix dynamic server (7.3) running fine till a few days back. Now the dynamic server service and the informix messenger service won't start automatically and if I try to start the server, it does start but I'm unable to connect to it. If I try to start the…
Informix Online Dynamic Server DBA Book
Hello Could anyone recommend a good Informix Online Dynamic Server book. I did a search in Amazon.com but I could not decide on which one to choose. Thanks in advance. Ajay…
pricing for informix info?
Hello, Was wondering what other people out there paid for informix dynamic server 7.3... Basically, i wanted to know if they had a web server licensing schem like microsoft. or ibm's db2 (per cpu license). and would the licenses be transferable if I decided to move from le…
esqlc prepared stmt for multiple connections?
No. Prepared statements are only known to a single session and each connection represents a separate session. HOWEVER, know that IDS.2000 has implemented a prepared statement cache so that if a statement is similar enough to another already in the cache the optimizer will co-op…
Limitation of # of users.
Hello, Does anybody know how to limit from an application the number of users allowed to connect to the database ? My first idea was to use sysmaster:syssessions table and to check the columns hostname and username. But I verified that in an NT Terminal Server environment, each…
searching blob or text
The "like '%STRING%'" should work on a text column, but will most likely fail on a binary column. The data will be stored in binary encryption in a BLOB. Edward Rosenthal <erosenthal@mfi.com> wrote in article <37BA2687.9560A871@mfi.com>... > I want to be able to do a wildcard se…
Re: Determining version dynamically
Hi, If you have Informix Dynamic Server then use the following sql-statement ' select DBINFO('version', 'full') from systables where tabid = 1' result from the sql is : Informix Dynamic Server Version 7.30.UC5 Take a look in Informix Guide to SQL: Syntax for more about DBINFO…
KAIO: out of OS resources error
Hi~ My informix dynamic server write "KAIO: out of OS resources error .." in online.log. This error log is written during ontape task. How can I solve this problem? platfom : SunOs 5.5.1 Informix Dynamic Server 7.24 uc6 Thanks.…
64bit IDS for Solaris 7/SPARC ?
Is there a 64bit Informix Dynamic Server 7.3x for Solaris 7/SPARC available? tia, joerg…
Posting from the Informix-list
what is the last version of Informix Dynamic Server for HP-UX 10.20, where can i find more Information about this.…
Latest versions for various Informix products ???
Which are the latest versions for Informix Dynamic Server Informix Dynamic Server, Workgroup Edition Informix 4GL Informix SQL on Solaris 7/SPARC ? Where can I find such informations on Informix's website ? tia, joerg…
cdr command line utility in informix 7.24
Hi, Is there a cdr command line utility in informix dynamic server 7.24? I tried to locate it, but the executable is nowhere to find. Thanks, Lu…
Problem Installing Informix Dynamic Server
I downloaded a Try&Buy version of Informix Dynamic Server V7.30 for NT. I installed it on an NT Server. The install seemed to go ok, but after a short time of investigating IECC, I got a blue screen. After this when I started the Command Center, a task seemed to start, but it w…
dbspacetemp / lock mode / ontape
Hello, i have some questions about dbspacetemp under WINNT 1) How can I set the DBSPACETEMP environment variable for every session constantly. In the File "setenv.cmd" ? 2) Do I have to set the environment variable in the "setenv.cmd" and (!) the configuration paramete…
RE: Monitoring Sql statments.
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I tried using onlog on an unencrypted column and still could not find any text data in the log. I of course may be using onlog completely wrong and any help in this area would be apreciated. Thanks David Tamburin david.tamburin@pro…
RE: Monitoring Sql statments.
> I tried using onlog on an unencrypted column and still could not find > any text > data in the log. I of course may be using onlog completely wrong and > any help in this area would be apreciated. > > Thanks > David Tamburin > david.tamburin@protegrity.com You may be sorry yo…
Problems starting IDS 7.30.TC7 on Windows NT SP4.
When i try to start informix dynamic Server, the following message appears "Only informix user can start informix dynamic server" this message appears when i logged on with the informix's user. When i try to start the service on the control panel , error 2140 appears.…
Newbie `bout Informix/RH60 install
Andris Sverigs wrote: > > I'm trying to start informix on RedHat6.0, > but oninit fails with "Segmentation fault". > Any other executable says "Unable to load locale categories". > What could be the problem? You must set and export the environment variable INFORMIXDIR set to the…
XPS and Legato
Question: I am currently running Informix XPS 8.21UD3X1 on AIX. I need help setting up Legato. Is anyone running Legato in an XPS environment? I am getting these errors in the onbar_act.log: 1999-05-21 10:19:38 44432 20766 Begin level 0 backup rootdbs.8. 1999-05-21 10:19:39 44…
Out of buffer?
Hi, I got the following error message from an Informix IDS 7.30: <<Informix Dynamic Server>>> WARNING! Buffer pool size may cause Dynamic Server to get into a locked state. Recommended minimum buffer pool size is 4 times maximum concurrent user thre…
Question on encryption
Hello, I just received a question about encryption. The question was originally based on encryption of an MS Access database, but Informix was discussed as an alternative. I'm not aware of any encryption capability built into Informix itself. I think that any encryption would…
ODBC/Informix error
Ann Devin wrote: > > Connecting to the Informix database, my data is returned but I cannot > manipulate (sort) it, and the connection is very slow or locks my machine. > The error that is returned on a regular basis is: > > ODBC error:[INFORMIX][INTERSOLV Informix error][Informix…
Linux VS NT4.0
Hi, Is it true that Informix Dynamic Server workgroup edition 7.30 is ported for Linux, and if it is so does anyone can tell me what to chose between Linux and NT4.0 for running Informix Dynamic Server workgroup edition 7.30. Also I'd like to know for which version of Linux, Inf…
Starting Informix Dynamic Server !
Hi Gurus, Just wondering is there any difference in starting the informix engine as root user versus as Informix user. ? The reason why I ask this question is , the IDS 7.23 UC6 on HP-UX 10.2 crashes due to a bug (declared as bug by Informix Technical support)when we start in…
Informix Dynamic Server Archive/Restore
Hello All: We have a large scale Informix DB resident on an HP 9000, K460, with AutoRaid Disk Subsystem (218gb). And we are running IDS 7.30. Currently, we are using the Informix ontape archive/restore utility to archive the DB and to perform continuous logical logging. We u…
Any one know this?
Hi folks: Is there a script that can check informix on-line dynamic server is up and running or not? If not it will e-mail a note to D.B.A. groups Thanks in advance Garry…
Default Editor of dbaccess
Olcay Sarioglu wrote: > > Is it possible to make vi the default editor in dbaccess? Or do I need > to select "Use-editor" option each time? You can set the environment variable DBEDIT=vi (or DBEDIT=emacs for that matter) and Use-editor will not prompt for an editor even the fi…
D4GL - best place to set environment variables?
When starting a Dynamic 4GL login session using startwtk (by way of an icon created via "Add a WTK connection") or starting an application program from a command line customised from once of these, where is the most appropriate place to automatically set the environment variables…
converting Informix Online 5.1 esql/c to Dynamic Server esql/c?
Hi converting Informix Online 5.1 esql/c to Dynamic Server esql/c? What is the easiest way to do this? Is there a parser that could do this? edward…
Error -25557 : Network internal error.
Hello, Running Informix 7.23TC1 on a Alpha server using Windows NT 4.0 sp3. Using BaaN , creating a database user ( session ttdba0115m000 ) , I get error -25557 We have a second machine with the same software , without the error. Please help us to solve the problem ( the probl…
RAID Technolgy
We are using Informix Online Dynamic Server 7.2. We are going in for a new DEC UNIX Server with RAID Technolgy. It incorporates mirroring at the hardware level. So is it not necessary to do mirroring using Informix?. Can anybody give suggestions regarding mirroring and other feat…
Informix on Linux
Does anybody know how much a copy of Informix Dynamic Server would run me for use on Linux?? Thanks in advance -steve…
Upgrade Dynamic Server 7.13 - 7.24
I need to upgrade Informix Dynamic Server version 7.13 to version 7.24. Can anyone advise of any problems they may have had whilst doing this?…
Porting Unix Char-based 4gl to NT?
If Informix character-based 4gl apps are ported from a UNIX environ to NT are they still available in character mode, eg. via a telnet session to the NT machine? Or, must they only be accesible in GUI-ified form? Thanks for any comments or pointers. Roy Terry…
Informix Dynamic Server 7.31?
Is any information available regarding the release of IDS 7.31 for Unix? We have Sun E3000 and E4000 machines and are experiencing problems with both 7.30.UC3 and 7.30.UC5 and are curious about 7.31. Thanks. Carleen Avant Naval Safety Center Internet < cavant@safecen.navy.mil …
STRING FUNCTIONS
Are there functions for manipulating varchar type, like upper() or lower() in Informix Online Dynamic Server 7.2? Thanks in advance.…
Netscape Enterprise Connection for Informix Dynamic Server
Hi: Does anyone know the procedure for setting up a Netscape Enterprise Server to connect to an Informix Dynamic server on a remote machine? Michael…
oninit: shared library problem
I'm having problems when initialising the DB using oninit. Config: INFORMIX Dynamic Server Ver 7.23, on a UNISYS-UNIX SVR4. When Initializing, I get the error ...dynamic linker: oninit: symbol not found: gettimeofday The LD_LIBRARY_PATH is set to $INFORMIXDIR/bin and �INFORMIXDIR…
Initi DB
I'm having problems when initialising the DB. Config: INFORMIX Dynamic Server Ver 7.23, on a UNISYS-UNIX SVR4. When Initializing, I get the error ...dynamic linker: oninit: symbol not found: gettimeofday The LD_LIBRARY_PATH is set to $INFORMIXDIR/bin and �INFORMIXDIR/esql help wo…
Re: using setnet32 in windows nt and saving environment
You can save the setnet32 config to a file and load it in for each user. Look on the "Environment" tab in setnet. You will have to change the login, but all the session variables will be loaded. Or you can try regcopy.exe for each user (It will copy all of the INFORMIX registry v…
Index on Informix Online 7.22 ?
I have installed a new Informix Online Dynamic Server 7.22UC3 on our server (HP-UX 10.20). I find it is much much slower than the Informix 7.12 Online DS server if I do not create index for a same program. Why and what is the difference between the two version of Dynamic serv…
Re: esqlvers statement.....results are different on 2 DB servers ???
Tim Jones wrote: > > I've installed Informix 7.30UC3 with the ClientSDK 2.01 software on 2 > servers. Let's call them Server A and B. > > Both A and B had a prior ESQL/C versions. > > After the install, logged in as informix userid on A and ran "esqlvers" > and got this : > I…
esqlvers statement.....results are different on 2 DB servers ???
I've installed Informix 7.30UC3 with the ClientSDK 2.01 software on 2 servers. Let's call them Server A and B. Both A and B had a prior ESQL/C versions. After the install, logged in as informix userid on A and ran "esqlvers" and got this : INFORMIX-ESQL Version 7.22.UC1 …
Informix Dynamic Server Personal Edition
What development apps are known to work with IDS-PE for 95? Infrmx wants to sell me licenses for Dynamic 4gl, esql-c, ddvb for 150usd. Do these work and are there others? 150 sounds ok but the catch is is that the Open-Line Support is outrageous for this (3K usd for unlim. suppor…
Will informix 7.24.uc5 compatiable with solaris 7?
Hi there, I was wondering if Informix Dynamic Server 7.24.uc.5 will be compatiable with solaris 7 when it comes out? Thanks advance, Pat Militzer pmilitzer@ultracom.com…
Informix Online Dynamic Server 7.2.2
When I try to iniailize the shared memory I get an error "oninit: Critical error initializing shared memory" I checked the log and it says the base memory address is 0x80080000 and should be 0x80400000 when I change it it reverses. this is on a SCO open server 5. nay ideas.…
Informix Dynamic Server on Linux NOW!
Check out the Informix WEB Site. There is an announcement that IDS 7.3 is shipping on Linux TODAY! http://www.informix.com/ Art S. Kagel…
Problem installing to NT4.0 server
I'm trying to install Informix dynamic server workgroup edition to Primary domain Nt 4.0 Server. I have created Informix-Admin group and Informix account and grant it all Administrators rights and also Domain administrator rights. The server setup runs ok, but when setup is tryi…
Deployment Licenses of Informix Dynamic Server
I need a free Deployment Licenses of Informix Dynamic Server!…
Re: Informix Dynamic Server blocks
In article <3609EB18.2AB1B1CD@bull.net>, Helmut Leininger <Helmut.Leininger@bull.net> writes >Hi, > >Sporadically, the Informix server seems to block (every try to connect >or onstat times out and no reaction on onmode -ky). In the MSGPATH I >find the following message: > >09:03:…
Informix Dynamic Server blocks
Hi, Sporadically, the Informix server seems to block (every try to connect or onstat times out and no reaction on onmode -ky). In the MSGPATH I find the following message: 09:03:42 mt.c, line 8362, thread 2139, proc id 17096, mt_notifyvp timed out. Informix server is 7.22.UC2…
Informix Dynamic Server blocks
Hi, Sporadically, the Informix server seems to block (every try to connect or onstat times out and no reaction on onmode -ky). In the MSGPATH I find the following message: 09:03:42 mt.c, line 8362, thread 2139, proc id 17096, mt_notifyvp timed out. Informix server is 7.22.UC2…
Nested Transactions
I'm currently involved with a project that is using Informix 7.3 DBMS. Being new to Informix, I have a couple of questions that I can't find the answer to in any documentation that I've gone through. I have extensive knowledge of other database engines and would like to know how…
Re: Dynamically adding shared memory segs
Bill Weaver schrieb: > > Today for some reason we've added 5 shared memory segments dynamically. It almost never happens > that we even have 1 added since I've worked to size our initial segment to avoid this. How can > I tell what is causing us to add so many all of a sudden? …
Re: How to determine number of users/sessions?
Bob Try the following SQL: DATABASE sysmaster; SELECT b.sid, b.pid, b.username, a.sqs_dbname, b.tty FROM syssqlstat a, syssessions b WHERE a.sqs_sessionid = b.sid AND a.sqs_dbname = 'your_db_name'; HTH Sujit _____________…
How to determine number of users/sessions?
How can I query the Informix Dynamic Server inorder to determine the number of users/sessions connected to a particular database environment? Thaks to anyone who can answer this! -- Bob Gorman bob@rsi.com…
Re: OnLine Dynamic Server 7.2 Vs INFORMIX Dynamic Server 7.3
On Tue, 28 Jul 1998 14:40:44 -0500, Ben Jazi <bjazi@fallschurch.esys.com> wrote: >What are the major differences between INFORMIX-OnLine Dynamic Server >7.2 and INFORMIX Dynamic Server 7.3? Is it ORDBMS vs RDMBS? No, IDS 9.x is the ORDBMS. This autumn the 7.3 and 9.x code lin…
Re: OnLine Dynamic Server 7.2 Vs INFORMIX Dynamic Server 7.3
Ben Jazi wrote: > > What are the major differences between INFORMIX-OnLine Dynamic Server > 7.2 and INFORMIX Dynamic Server 7.3? Is it ORDBMS vs RDMBS? > > Thanks, > Ben I don't know the differences in detail but you could check the following pages, where IDS 7.3 is described …
OnLine Dynamic Server 7.2 Vs INFORMIX Dynamic Server 7.3
What are the major differences between INFORMIX-OnLine Dynamic Server 7.2 and INFORMIX Dynamic Server 7.3? Is it ORDBMS vs RDMBS? Thanks, Ben…
Informix computer Base classes
Has any body used the Informix computer base training classes. I am wondering if any of the computer based training classes: "Informix Dynamic Server System Administration" or the "Managing and Optimizing Informix Dynamic Server Databases" is good. Thank You…
Re: Informix Online Dynamic Server 7 on Linux
Piet le Roux wrote: > > If anyone has succeeded to run Informix ODS 7 (SCO) on Linux help would > be appreciated. > I have installed iBCS and the shared libraries and the binaries work, > except that the engine cannot initialize shared memory: Error message > semctl: errno 22…
Informix Online Dynamic Server 7 on Linux
If anyone has succeeded to run Informix ODS 7 (SCO) on Linux help would be appreciated. I have installed iBCS and the shared libraries and the binaries work, except that the engine cannot initialize shared memory: Error message semctl: errno 22 create_vp: cannot allocat m…
Problems with Informix Dynamic Server for NT
Hi Has anyone tried downloading and running the dynamic server product for NT? I have it installed, but get the following error when I boot the system: AdmAgent.exe - Applicatioin error The instruction at "0x10087c69 referenced memory at "0x00000000". The memory could not be r…
RE: What are the differences between Informix Dynamic Server
It is confusing! =20 Here's what I know: Prior to renaming: 7.2x =3D ODS 8.0 =3D XPS 9.1 =3D IUS After renaming: 7.2x =3D IDS 8.0 =3D IDS/AD/XP 9.1 =3D IDS/UDO=20 After the 7.3 release: 7.3 =3D IDS 9.1 =3D IDS/UDO After the 8.2 release: 8.0 =3D…
RE: What are the differences between Informix Dynamic Server and
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Change Informix Password on HP UX- Server with the NT-Client
Hello is it possible to change the Informix Password, which is the same as the UNIX Password, with the NT-Client ? For example with a Telnet-Batch Session or other things ? The user should not act on the UNIX-Environment !! Thanks in advance In der Hoffnung das Deutschland W…
Re: Index for Informix Dynamic Server
William Lai wrote: > > Hello, > > We alreay upgrade our database server from SE5.X to IDS 7.3. After we > convert all the old data to the new server, we have some problems on the > index search. For example, a table: > > table : ith ( ithitno, ithname ), total 1,500,000 records…
Re: Index for Informix Dynamic Server
William Lai <rwie@netvigator.com> offerred: +We alreay upgrade our database server from SE5.X to IDS 7.3. After we +convert all the old data to the new server, we have some problems on the +index search. For example, a table: + +table : ith ( ithitno, ithname ), total 1,500,000…
Index for Informix Dynamic Server
Hello, We alreay upgrade our database server from SE5.X to IDS 7.3. After we convert all the old data to the new server, we have some problems on the index search. For example, a table: table : ith ( ithitno, ithname ), total 1,500,000 records index : ith_1 on ithitno, ithn…
Informix Dynamic Server 7.3
Hello, Since I'm planning a Data Warehouse, I would to do it with the new version of Dynamic Server. Impressions, stability and on which platform? Regards. Fernando _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ Fernando Collalti Phone: +…
Informix Dynamic Server & Text columns
Hi everybody, Can you help me ? I've created a table with the following structure : column type -------- ---- code smallint obs text How can I insert into this table with Java program ? I'm using Informix Java AP…
AppPage encryption
Hi , Is there anybody know how to encrypt the apppage source in informix, thanks in advance. Wing. PS please also cc to my email address wing@dbz.com…
Re: Creating a "shadow" environment
Nils, A better way maybe to try using CDR to copy the data around. This way it can be done continuously instead of in one large batch. Also only the changes will be replicated not the whole DB. Regards David Ashby ______________________________…
Creating a "shadow" environment
In our company we are going to use BaanIV (running on Informix) as an enterprise wide application. In our current setup (with Triton running on a B-ISAM database) we are able to provide the users with a"socalled "shadow" environment. This environment consists of a copy of all ope…
Intermittent Problem - error 529 Cannot attach to transaction
We have a HP-UX box (Ver 10.20) running Informix Online Dynamic Server Ver 7.13 and a NT Server (NT4.0) running Informix Online Dynamic Server Ver 7.23. We are trying to access some of the database tables resided in the HP-UX box from the NT Server via synonyms. But we faced inte…
How can I read the header tape of the archive created by ontape?
I have Informix Dynamic Server 7.23.UC1. I would like know the tape header structure created by ontape.…
Re: Re[2]: Update Statistics Speedup Help???
On Tue, 27 Jan 1998 david.ashby@workcover.nsw.gov.au wrote: > > Art, > > Can you put the PSORT_NPROCS parameter in the onconfig for all > sessions to pick up? No. > If not how do you get all sessions to use it? Put it in /etc/profile. > If it is adde…
Re[2]: Update Statistics Speedup Help???
Art, Can you put the PSORT_NPROCS parameter in the onconfig for all sessions to pick up? If not how do you get all sessions to use it? If it is added to the general login profile is it picked up by a client server connection? Regards …
Re: Upgrading Informix from Online engine to Dynamic Server
Seth Grimes wrote: > > Jane Vohden wrote: > > > > I have been talking with Informix about upgrading our site from the > > 5.xx Online engine to 7.2x Dynamic Server. They said there was no cost > > I don't think that anyone has pointed out the mistaken terminology > h…
What's the difference between ODS 7.22 and 7.23?
What's the difference between Informix Online Dynamic Server version 7.22 and version 7.23? Thanks in advance. Bill Westphal Rodney District Council mis@rodney.govt.nz…
ODBC unix and dynamic SQL
Hi, Can someone give me some help on using informix odbc drivers (unix) with dynamic SQL on Informix-online dynamic server (7.22 unix) when I use "SQLprepare" I receive the message "too many or too few host variables given" but I think all is Ok R. Gueye…
Re: Encryption
In article <66ovbv$7q0@cssun.mathcs.emory.edu>, Susik Lee <slee@gus.net> wrote: >If you look into iiug, you will found 4glcrypt program. That program and several others can be found in the repository file "fgl_crypt". Walt. -- Walt Hultgren Internet: walt@rmy.emory…
Re: Encryption
If you look into iiug, you will found 4glcrypt program. I used this program to encrypt some of information in a table (ex. ssn, sarary, address etc..) Within program, I check for login ID, if user has permission to view this information, I just de-crypt data before displaying on…
Encryption
Hi, I have this problem: i need to protect sensitive data in an Informix OLDS 7.13 database in a way that they can be accessible only from an application but not via direct sql queries (i can't use access control because i don't administer the system). I'm looking for some middle…
Re: Future of Informix 5?
Michael Segel <"MailerDaemon"@[127.0.0.1]> wrote in article <64i2s0$ln0@argentina.earthlink.net>... > <snip> > Why anyone would be hesitant to move to 7.x is beyond me. > 7.x has been around for over 2 years in major release and is > fairly stable. > > As far as the complexities …
Next Extent Calc.
Hi, I have INFORMIX-OnLine Dynamic Server Version 7.14.UD2. Does anyone know of a script or program to calculate the next extent size ? Thanks in advance Manuel…
CGI Webkit
I downloaded the cgi-stuff from Informix. I made my own little program. Everything runs but I do not receive any data from the database. I even name my database in the program and tried the little environment variable stuff. Any ideas???? P.S. I tried multiple different sele…
Java and Informix Dynamic Server 7.x
Hi friends! I am trying to do server-side java cgi programming to connect to I-ODS 7.x. Do you know how I can do that? I heard it is possible to use the jdbc-odbc bridge( intersolve or openlink's), but the performance is too slow, because of jdbc to odbc and odbc to jdbc convert…
terminal not working properly
Check out your TERM environment variable. I should also be assigned to ansi if you would prefer the ansi type emulator. Basically, your TERM variable must be the same for you current sessions as well as the terminal type you are using for the emulator/telnet program. To end …
RE: Question regarding moving a database
Hi John ! John & Cassy Montgomery wrote: > > Informix-List wrote: > > >> A software package I support uses Informix Online as it DBMS engine. We > > >> often need to bring back customer databases to the lab to recreate and > > >> debug problems. This exactly …
Re: How can I find SQL statements causing deadlocks ?
In article <3289F4A7.3EAC@novadata.de>, Daniel Sarbacher <daniel.sarbacher@novadata.de> writes >Hello, > >I have got the following problem: >A deadlock in a multi-session-environment, several processes are working >parallel on the database, each process equals to one database ses…
How can I find SQL statements causing deadlocks ?
Hello, I have got the following problem: A deadlock in a multi-session-environment, several processes are working parallel on the database, each process equals to one database session. Informix error -243 / ISAM error -143 (Deadlock) while a SQL update request. My configuration…
Re: Security Vs DBA ?
Hi Richard: Why not try to save sensitive column information in encrypted form? The encryption algorithm is best known only to the HRD Manager. PS: If you want more information contact me. I'm happy to have more discussion on this. Cheers…
Re: Session ID -- Again (How to implement single session login)
Chao Y. Din wrote: >... >Actually, the discussion is meaningless now, because I just found DBINFO is >available since ONLINE 6.0. >... What does DBINFO do for you here? According to my manuals, DBINFO gives you things like sqlerrd1, sqlerrd2 and DBSPACE, but how do you use it to…
Re: Session ID -- Again (How to implement single session login)
John H. Frantz wrote: > > Chao Y. Din wrote: > > > > Sorry for late response to an old issue: How to acquire session id? > > .... > > Chao Din > > This is a neat idea, but I have a couple of comments. First, I'm not sure if selecting > the maximum session id is bullet-proof. Ac…
Re: Dataencryption for Informix
: swing@cumulus.blitz.de (Andreas Huemmer) writes: : Hello! : : Is there any posibility to encrypt the data between an Informix 7.1 : Server and a workstation on the LAN? : : All ideas welcome! OpenLink has an encryption option in their ODBC drivers that would do this. I h…
Dataencryption for Informix
Hello! Is there any posibility to encrypt the data between an Informix 7.1 Server and a workstation on the LAN? All ideas welcome! ciao…
Informix Certified Professional Program Update
Informix offers two certification paths. Each path requires the successful completion of two exams. Each exam is US $250 and is between 60-90 minutes long. * Database Specialist for INFORMIX-OnLine Dynamic Server 7.x 111 - Database Fundamentals Exam 112 - Managin…
Re: Transfering Informix data to Oracle?
dmeranda@iac.net (Deron Meranda) wrote: Hello Deron, Yes there is a tool called dbaccess... Once in the interactive SQL interface you can select the tables you want using the following method: unload to "filename" select col/s from tablename If you have the Oracle schema set…
Secure or encrypted access over LAN
Does any one know of a secure LAN access method to INFORMIX OnLine 7.1. We want to encrypt the login and password going to the server on a LAN from a client running INFORMIX-NET. Charlie Foster Charles.H.Foster@att.com…
Re: Info on column encryption needed
In article <4cgun1$p4i@panix3.panix.com>, jcentenn@panix.com (Joe Centenni) says: > >Hello, > I was wondering if there was any information or folks >with experience in implementing column encryption. I need to prevent >someone with the root password from su'ing to the use…
Info on column encryption needed
Hello, I was wondering if there was any information or folks with experience in implementing column encryption. I need to prevent someone with the root password from su'ing to the users who have privileges. I am using SQL/4GL v4.10 on an HP/UX 9.05 system. Joe…
[Q]Setting environment variable for NON-LOGIN scripts
I am collecting data from a number of psuedo-terminals and they connect to my SCO UNIX box through a Connect script i have written. One of the functions of this login script is to load data into an Informix table, for which it requires database priviliges and the environment vari…
Re: INFORMIX-Online Dynamic Server intallation
copy the standard onconfig file and make as few changes as possible to the different parameters. after you are sure you can bring informix online, should you begin to make changes to the onconfig parameters. Use ONMONITOR to make the changes. It will protect you from many mista…
INFORMIX-Online Dynamic Server intallation
I'm about to install INFORMIX-Online Dynamic Server V.7.1 on a SPARC 1000. Has anyone installed this database on a sparc before? If yes...do you have any suggestions or could you give me any advice on certain aspects of the installation you felt might be important to take notice?…
Re: Column Encryption (LONG)
Michael L. Gonzales <76543.2600@CompuServe.COM> writes: >I need a method to take entered data (passwords), encrypt the >value, and store the value in a column. Obviously, I would need >to decipher the stored value for future validations. The purpose >of this is to merely keep …
Re: Column Encryption
Michael L. Gonzales <76543.2600@CompuServe.COM> writes: >I need a method to take entered data (passwords), encrypt the >value, and store the value in a column. Obviously, I would need >to decipher the stored value for future validations. The purpose >of this is to merely keep …
Question: The data encrypted (while using I-OnLine)
What am I to do to store the data encrypted on a hard disk while using I-OnLine ?…
Re: Column Encryption
> Subject: Column Encryption > Date: 27 Jan 1995 04:53:35 GMT > Reply-To: Michael L. Gonzales <76543.2600@CompuServe.COM> > Organization: The Focus Group, Ltd. > > I need a method to take entered data (passwords), encrypt the > value, and store the value in a column. Obviously, …
Column Encryption
I need a method to take entered data (passwords), encrypt the value, and store the value in a column. Obviously, I would need to decipher the stored value for future validations. The purpose of this is to merely keep any individual from scanning the database for passwords. Any…
Re: Encryption under I4GL
In <3egsgv$sfn@mother.usf.edu> smorrow@dotrisc.cfr.usf.edu (Steve Morrow) writes: >I am interested in encrypting this PIN number. Since such a function >doesn't exist (yet) in 4GL, has anybody written such a routine, or has >anyone made use of the UNIX encrypt() call from withi…
Encryption Functions?
I need to develop an encryption/decryption mechanism for password fields that will be stored in an Informix database. Because it will be stored in a database, the task is slightly complicated by the fact that I've got a fixed length that I can output and that the password can co…
Re: Informix Users Conference
In article <22mm7jINN3qq@emory.mathcs.emory.edu> khovanes@crackers.b30.ingr.com writes: >1) Informix doesn't seem to be very excited about windows NT. The first > discussion talk of the day was by Phil White (ceo of Informix) and Mike > Maples (microsoft VP), and talked abou…
Re: Schema Generator, Data Dictionary Questions
Thanks to all who responded to my post. Since I posted I spoke with technical support at Informix, and they faxed me "Tech Info Article #921, Interpreting values in coltype/collength in systables syscolumns, from the Fall 1990 Technotes". The document gives information above an…