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How to alter a table become a read only one?
Hi, from my perspective, this is what Infmrmix Security Policies are for. Have not used that, but you can find documentation here: https://help.hcl-software.com/hclinformix/1410/pdf/secnode.pdf Best, MARCUS HAARMANN…
oncheck warning,What impact will it have on the future?
Ok, I make sense. Althrough I can't see that parameter in ONCONFIG, but it really exists with default value. ------------------------------ chuan lu ------------------------------…
Large memory segment vs smaller ones
No ONCONFIG changes are required. ------------------------------ Doug Lawry Oninit Consulting ------------------------------…
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 ------------------------------…
Informix HA Cluster and CM
Thanks so much David, that clears many of my questions. From what I have read on the CM, it only routes the connection request. It uses its local sqlhosts file to accommodate the connection or any sqlhost on the primary instance or HDR. The next question is. My current single i…
How to compile dbdelete utility for utils2_ak file
Nasiha: The error, -23101, is a locale error. Your current locale does not match the locale of the database: $ finderr 23101 -23101 Unable to load locale categories. An invalid locale name was supplied for the locale initialization. The environment variable specifying the locale…
UUID initialization failure IDS 14.10.FC8
Not all security based systems are java scrum on sysrad. http://cryphosnegative.blogspot.com/ ------------------------------ KIN BUENO ------------------------------…
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 -------------------…
restore through STDIO
HI, ifxclone can change the onconfig on the target instance E.g. it will turn off DIRECT_IO and can also change bufferpool entries! Regards, David. ------------------------------ David Williams ------------------------------…
Problems with temporary dbspaces
Hello, Change the DBSPACETEMP entry in onconfig file , separated them with semi colon (;), instead of comma (,). Rebounce ids, and see whether the error disappear. Hope it works -Fauziah-…
ontape does not finish the backup: tape full
TAPESIZE in the onconfig set to zero? Backups to disk running into a tape full and asking for a second tape should not happen. Hal Maner M Systems International, Inc.…
Setting a user to Read only access
HI as said by Doug, roles is the best solution, see also Mr Lester paper :), https://advancedatatools.com/article/roles-a-new-security-feature-in-informix-online-7-10-ud1/ ------------------------------ John Smith ------------------------------…
Bizarre CM/Connectivity Issue on 12.10.FC14
I finally received an explanation from support on what seems to be going on here: With a distributed query like select count(*) from sysmaster@dummy:systables; This is a server-side issue with Connection Manager involved for distributed query, the coordinator (local) server needs…
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…
Phys Log Size Inconsistency?
Disregard. I confused the ONCONFIG parm with the actual phys log. Forgot to actually run onparams! My total bad. DG…
RSS: Different # CPUs?
Those were my thought exactly. But, was uncertain whether RSS required identical settings in ONCONFIG as the primary. Thank you. DG…
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…
onmode bug discovered (-wf)
Don't believe in a bug here. When starting the server he knows about the onconfig-file from the environment variable ONCONFIG. If you change this variable when the server is running it will not know the new value. Assuming that variable is only read once during the startup of th…
Re: 12.10.FC9 1809 Error
The sqlhosts file ol_serv onipcshm 192.168.1.2 on_servername ol_serv_tcp onsoctcp 192.168.1.2 9088 - The parameters DBSERVERNAME, DBSERVERALIASES, SECURITY_LOCALCONNECTION and NETTYPE # DBSERVERNAME - The name of the default database server # DBSERVERALIASES - The list of up t…
Re: 12.10.FC9 1809 Error
online log checked 10:21:19 Reject connection - 12 10:21:19 Error: Local user validation failed. regards…
Application or Internal User
I am suspecting this is a dumb question, and I'm actually hoping it is. Is there a way to tell which users that have access to a database are being used to connect to the database through an application and which ones are being used locally(someone logging into the box and then …
Adding a database user
lol .Ok, yes, I spent a day reading up on security. Going to take a bit to wrap my head around the TFM. A lot to it.…
How to tell that client uses SSL connection?
We are in process of migration from soctcp to socssl connections and I cannot find any onstat command (or anything else) that can tell me what connection is used by client: secured or not. Any ideas ?…
.Net Entity Framework with Informix
That all a bit over me but logically despite the Informix server being set up right or not to connect that would no effect Visual Studio and selecting the provider. That would have to be a local issue as .net us yet attempting to connect to anything.…
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.…
IDS installation error
Thanks for the response, Ya i ran this as a root user and no Linux security issues. Thanks…
25590: Authentication error.
Hello OS Version : CentOS release 6.9 Informix version : IDS 12.10.FC9TL We are having issues connecting to our Informix database through dbaccess Users created locally on the server can connect successfully to the database. However all 'Active Directory ' users receive error me…
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…
jdbc connection error
at first thank your answer database locale, JDBC connection locale are en_US.819 when I use jdbc driver 4.16 version, error is occure but I use jdbc driver 3.xx version is successful IDS version is 12.10 what kind of problem??…
ROOTDBS file
I did not find the AUTOLOCATE parameter in onconfig file as well as onconfig.std file also. Im using IDS 12.10 FC8 version…
Update Statistics
what kind of things could I check in the onconfig file. They are working on getting me IBM technical support help, but that will be a few hours away.…
Connect informix using Active Directory account
Guys , What I am trying to do is to use Active directory accounts instead of local Linux accounts on server , to have "centrally managed" account. SQLHOSTS: ********* pam_1210 onsoctcp bsqal10ifxin102.dcb.diginsite.net 12741 s=4, pam_serv=(ids_pam_service), pamauth(password) …
HDR Cannot connect
If I connect to the instance on the local machine, I can connect. If I try and connect to the instance on the remote machine, it fails...darn.…
informix security
Hi to All i need to put in place a security mecanism to see what my users do on my database (data first but system also), i know there are the folowing means and i would like your advices, what to choose : - informix auditing (with developping a small web app to display the aud…
Re: Public execute on filetoclob and other fun....
I have logged a PMR with IBM and below is the reply I got. Consequently, it's possible make the change to avoid getting warnings from the security scanning tool. As alternative you can contact the security scanner vendor and ask them to change their built-in rules so the report …
IDS 12.10 - Query Slow
Hi, I means value on onconfig 12.10 same or better than value onconfig IDS 11.10. i don't copy onconfig file and put on IDS 12.10. I already rebuild of your statistics is highly. We don't have performance issue for overall our system, only a few program, especially program runn…
ON-Bar database server is dismissing the logical
Thanks Art and Martin. IDS bounce worked as onconfig was changed for LTAPEDEV earlier. Thanks, ~ Pravin Bankar…
DBSPACETEMP Parameter
Hi, The DBSPACETEMP Parameter in onconfig file create automatically the temporally dbspaces ? Or They must be created with onspaces utility. Thanks in advance.…
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)…
listener-thread: err = -951
Hi Guys, Thanks for the response. The HP Unix Engineers changed something on the security level which resolved the problem.…
BTS fails after ontape Restore
Hi Mark, Backup is done by 'ontape -s -L 0' Restore was done with 'ontape -r' No extra special parameters. And as I was typing this email, I was collecting the appropriate BTS-related lines from the 4 onconfig's in play (we use a special 'backup' onconfig for ontape). Lo and b…
Root db space fills up
as metioned above, maybe you need set TEMPTAB_NOLOG in you onconfig file…
Error Message in online.log file
Hi André. What setting do you have for ALRM_ALL_EVENTS in the $ONCONFIG file? I have found "alarmprogram.sh" can loop if set to 1. Regards, Doug Lawry…
RSS not working
Fee disk space on the chunk partition ok on the RSS server? Can you post your onconfig?…
Setup HDR
Sounds like the onconfig has the same STACKSIZE but what both servers read in at initialization is different. Bounce both servers and see if it's fixed.…
Physical Log size 2000 is too small
Hi, the onconfig we are using is from a inf version 9.7 wherein no PLOG_OVERFLOW_PATH located in it. I tried adding it to the onconfig and put a location but the inf instance when restarted still always fails. As for the onmode command we are always using onmode -ky maybe it's b…
Re: blobs used space in a database
Hello all, Can you remove me from this comunity. Regards! Anil K Soni ID Administration IBM Global Business SO Delivery, Security & Risk Mgm Phone: (303)-924-475-4571 E-Mail: asoni@us.ibm.com…
ER Domain behaviour
Hi Jon, Thanks for the info. Good to know that there is very little overhead on the "non-used" connections if you get me. FYI: As you requested. Below cdrmajdevtar_rep_group is part of the domain but not [informix@ocvld-dbi*** er]$ cdr list server SERVER ID STATE STATUS QUEUE …
ERROR doing ontape
Thanks for your response! So, is it possible to create a new dbspace then set it in $ONCONFIG and restart the instance? best regards…
virtual segment question
Did you try to increase the number of locks in the LOCKS parameter in Onconfig? Lloyd…
ontape error message
Increase the value of TAPESIZE parameter in onconfig and try the backup. Lloyd…
Onconfig name
Hi, I am developing a JDBC application, and need to read from within SQL the onconfig environment variable. From with IDS 11.70, I can extract the need information using the query: select trim(env_value) env_value from informix.sysenv where env_name = 'ONCONFIG'; The code nee…
Time Series
Hello Nitin, I think the row type and table needs some explanation/work. Usually the security is part of the table and the time series is a time series of trades of that security, ie 1 timeseries per security. Some implementations have separate timeseries for bid and ask. It lo…
Informix upgrade
Can we upgrade informix from Dynamic Server Version 11.70 to 12.1 workgroup edition directly?…
Problmes using ontape with an IBM TS2900 changer
The TAPEDEV section in the onconfig is as follow: TAPEDEV /dev/IBMTape0 TAPEBLK 512 TAPESIZE 0 We have played with the TAPEBLK from 512 to 4096 to no avail.…
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.…
How to set up temporary space per session
True, but I have noticed that you need register previously the temporary dbspace in onconfig file, I thought there was some way to make the settings "on the fly", by session. Roger…
recover SQLHOSTS file
Do the onconfig files also have that info?…
Auto Update Stats
Hi, I have one more query. I have the below entries in onconfig file for AUS AUTO_STAT_MODE 1 STATCHANGE 10 USTLOW_SAMPLE 0 Now all my tasks(mon_table_profile,Evaluator and Refresh) running fine at scheduled time. Now when I remove the above entries in onconfig file, still al…
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…
Trusted JDBC Connections to IDS
Hi Forum, I understand that it is possible to configure IDS to trust DB connections from particular hosts, so that a password is not required. In the past I have done this with 4GL and dbaccess client connections to remote linux servers, by specifying the client host names in t…
DB_locale or local naming convention
Hi, I already mention the informix version. IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 11.70.TC1IE…
Page size
Where do you set the page size when configuring Informix? I don't see it in the ONCONFIG anywhere.…
Re: manually edit onconfig?
You should never install the new version over the current one. If something goes wrong in the upgrade you'll have much more work to recover. Regards On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 6:38 PM, June Nebab LKINY <jnebab@gmail.com> wrote: > Planning an upgrade to 11.7UC6GE from 11.7UC5GE. I…
RE: manually edit onconfig?
I would give a try to the new onconfig_diff utility, it seems to help you identify and correct some of them.... Check it out! https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/mydeveloperworks/blogs/idsteam/entry/how_to_use_the_onconfig_comparison_tool_onconfig_diff3?lang=en Regards. Alexand…
Re: manually edit onconfig?
I'm a big fan of copying the current settings into the new ONCONFIG file. It gives you a good chance to see the new parameters, like those you mentioned - all of which were available in 11.70.xC5 BTW, so someone used an older ONCONFIG instead of editing the new one last time. By…
Re: manually edit onconfig?
Figure out what each of the new ones do, whether you want to use them or not, then add them to your old onconfig. Ideally on a test environment. j. On Dec 17, 2012, at 1:38 PM, June Nebab LKINY wrote: > Planning an upgrade to 11.7UC6GE from 11.7UC5GE. Installing new version o…
manually edit onconfig?
Planning an upgrade to 11.7UC6GE from 11.7UC5GE. Installing new version on same $INFORMIXDIR and on same server. I noticed new onconfig params (ie: AUTO_READAHEAD, NUMFDSERVERS, etc) that are in the UC6GE onconfig.std that are not in my $ONCONFIG. What is the proper way to dea…
Why cant I create a database in a dbspace ?
Do you see datadbs I the onstat -d report or in sysmaster:sysdbspaces? How did you add the datadbs dbspace? Art On Dec 10, 2012 10:58 AM, "FRANK J. COMPUTER" <frank_in_pr@hotmail.com> wrote: > 11.70.FC6 Developer Edition on Windows 7 Pro 64-bit: > > Downloaded via IIUG link an…
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,…
Error # 40002
Also set AUTO_REPREPARE 1 in your $ONCONFIG file. Regards, Doug Lawry…
SECURITY_LOCALCONNECTION to 2
Hello All, IDS 11.50.FC8W2 on HP-Unix 11.2 I read the documentation about SECURITY_LOCALCONNECTION however not able to understand what this change (from no value to 2) will affect. A user logged on locally to a machine running IBM® Informix® Dynamic Server (IDS) can connect to…
Re: help with informix on windows oncheck -pr erro
ok sounds like silly question but how do i find out what ONCONFIG variable is on windows ? which is likely to be correct set ONCONFIG=oncfg_apecert.0 ::set ONCONFIG=ONCONFIG.apecert…
Can ISQL 4.10 connect to 11.70.TC5?
> if it works, great. If it doesn't, then the only answer will be "sorry; you'll have to change something". I got it working and its really fast!.. > BTW: SET INFORMIXSQLHOSTS = \\\\\\\\ SET DBNETTYPE = tcp/ip (local loopback connection).…
connection to informix 11.7 windows local system
In Informix 11.7X5 installed on Windows as local system account instead of using informix account, while installation user informix is created and added to Informix-Admin group in addition to Computer Administrator login through which informix was installed. It seems it is known…
Use Connect statement in a Store procedure
Why? Because security politics of company. Which version? Informix Dynamic Server 11.50.FC3 in Solaris 11…
doubt about parameters (PDQ)
Sorry people, I meant the MAX_PDQPRIORITY 100 onconfig parameter.…
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…
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 …
NOFUZZYCKPT: onconfig parameter or environment variable?
Is NOFUZZYCKPT an onconfig parameter or an environment variable? Is there any definitive documentation? Still running IDS 10 on Linux.…
Testing the 'free' versions - moving from Dev edition to Innovator-C
Art, thanks - I've gone for the separate INFORMIXDIR install (just had to change $INFORMIXDIR, $PATH and some paths in $ONCONFIG) and it's come up just fine.…
Spatial Data
hello reading thru the manual states that the ONCONFIG parameters for SBSPACENAME and SYSSBSPACENAME must be set for the default sbspace. We are running an HDR pair and have the parameters set on the Primary Server - does it also need to be set on the Secondary Instance ? thank…
SQL Server is the most secure true or false
Folks saw this on microsoft site SQL Server is the most secure of any of the major database platforms. Source: ITIC: SQL Server Delivers Industry-Leading Security, Sept 2010 Is it true ? how does informix stack up security wise against the major databases.…
informixdb & threading?
Has anyone used informixdb [1] (to acccess an Informix engine) with threading? Even if I allocate separate connections local to the threads the application immediately seg-faults or dies with a massive stack trace. [1] <http://informixdb.sourceforge.net/> Python 2.7, openSUSE 1…
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…
Byte Column to Blob Column
Thanks for the suggestion. Security will not allow third party software on Sun systems. The manuals/pages were migrated from the old 7.31 environment. The pages occupy around 5 TB of the instance…
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.…
Trusted Comnnection Issue
Forgot to mention. These are secure servers. rlogin is not available. We have to use ssh to get from one to another. (if this makes a difference) thanx, dan…
Informix 4GL Source Code Analyzer (SCA)
Good Morning, Does anyone know of a Source Code Analyzer (SCA) that can be used to analyze 4gl applications for possible security vulnerabilities? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank You, David --bcaec5215eb18e4dae04a1fa4c67…
Informix 4GL Source Code Analyzer (SCA)
Good Morning, Does anyone know of a Source Code Analyzer (SCA) that can be used to analyze 4gl applications for possible security vulnerabilities? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank You, David…
ontape -p/r with changed ROOTPATH
Jack Parker Wrote: ================================================================================ Not sure if you noted that you also need to change your $ONCONFIG = ROOTPATH to point to what is on the backup image. j. ==========================================================…
Single sign-on
We would like to implement the Single Sign-on login process to enforce security accessing Informix dbs? This is an attempt to secure data ( such as tax_id, SSNs) in certain tables from being read by everyone. This becomes specially difficult when our develpment environment gets r…
Audit IDS 11.50 Sessions & SQL jobs
I am running create rep from here output SERVER ID STATE STATUS QUEUE CONNECTION CHANGED ----------------------------------------------------------------------- mafdata_uat_akl 11 Active Connected 0 Mar 16 13:18:41 mafdata_uat_wlg 12 Active Local 0 hoping to replicate to here S…
question about Query with joined view
Have you tried "IFX_FOLDVIEW 1" in your environment or $ONCONFIG file? Regards, Doug Lawry…
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…
sqlerr:-243 and isam err:-111 in esql/c
This "may" be a good place for USELASTCOMMITTED set to all in the onconfig.…
Simple hack To Get $4999 To Your Paypaj
Simple hack To Get $4999 To Your Paypal At http://ukmoneyvalues.co.cc Due to High Security Risk I have Hidden the Videos In an Image In that Website On Right Side Below Search Box Click On Image And Watch Videos…
Primary Slowness when RSS is active
You need to set LOG_STAGGING_DIR parameter in onconfig of the rss…
How to set role in distributed query in IDS 11.5
Thanks for your reply. I am not allowed to create any stored procedure in the other database. This is secure database and only after specifying the role I can select some tables of that.…
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…
Re: RE: new onconfig parameters added onconfig fil
Typically, I make a copy of the onconfig.std, naming it something like cheetah_online. Then I open up both the old and new onconfig, side by side, and copy from old to new. Obviously, the new onconfig has new params that were not addressed in the old onconfig and may have elimina…
Re: RE: new onconfig parameters added onconfig fil
Isn't that what I said? "If you simply just bring up the instance using your old onconfig, I believe that you will get whatever the default is for the new parameters, even though you do not mention them in your old ONCONFIG." -----Original Message----- From: ids-bounces@iiug.or…
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…
Re: performance improvements for dbimport?
Thanks for all your valuable input. I changed some parameters now: 21:09:27 Onconfig parameter BUFFERPOOL modified from size=2K,buffers=262144,lrus=8,lru_min_dirty=5.0,lru_max_dirty=10.0 to size=2K,buffers=524288,lrus=8,lru_min_dirty=10.0,lru_max_dirty=50.0. 21:09:27 Onconfig p…
BACKUP_FILTER in onconfig
Hello, when I using BACKUP_FILTER in $ONCONFIG, parameter for "The tape block size, in KB, for backing up logical logs" is NOT LTAPEBLK, but it is TAPEBLK. Everything work fine (LTAPEBKL for logical log) when I turn off BACKUP_FILTER ... This is happening with ontape, with BAC…
garbage text in SHMNOACCESS parameter
On Jan 21, 8:15 am, Ian Michael Gumby <im_gu...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Just a guess. What's the hex value for that string? > grep ^SHMNOACCESS onconfig SHMNOACCESS �����������" ������� grep ^SHMNOACCESS onconfig |cut -c17- �����������" ������� grep ^SHMNOACCESS onconfig…
security question
IDS 10.00.FC9 on HPUX B.11.23 U ia64 I've been asked if the following is possible security wise in Informix by my boss from our lawyer. We have a employee or potential employee that needs special restricted access to our IDS databases, and this is the way it was explained to me…
How to secure ODBC connection
Hi, how can i implement secure (encripted) odbc connection from windows clients to informix dynamic servers 11.5 ? I read something about client supports SSL but no idea how to implement or use it. The big problem is some sniffer catching odbc users and passwords, and of course…
ODBC - Database Locale Information Mismatch------W
Well, nevermind. I was using a created DSN-less connection in the app so configuring the ODBC connection did no good! I would still like to know how to set this (DB Locale) in the connection string, but the ODBC setting works...…
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…
DYNAMIC_LOGS in ONCONFIG
Good afternoon, We occasionally have a programmer than needs a large amount of log space to move a very large table. Instead of fiddling with the HTXHWM and LTXEHWM in the ONCONFIG file, has anyone successfully setup DYNAMIC_LOGS with IDS 10.00 on HPUX? Where would the dynamic …
Unsufficient buffer size for error message
Hi Please check your online.log and check also your onconfig file. thanks.…
Understanding security and permissions
Hi, we have a vendor supplied database. I am attempting to create a read only user for one table on one database. My attempts to revoke permissions and access are not working as expected. I assumed this would be quick and easy and am wondering if I should attempt a role for this …
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…
Re: {Spam?} RE: local area connection!
Ian Michael Gumby wrote: > > > > Date: Wed, 27 May 2009 13:45:53 +0100 > > From: clive@serendipita.com > > CC: informix-list@iiug.org > > Subject: Re: local area connection! > > > > Dray wrote: > > > OS is Win Xp Pro > > > "Dray" <dray@dray.com> wrote in message > news:gv…
RE: local area connection!
> Date: Wed, 27 May 2009 13:45:53 +0100 > From: clive@serendipita.com > CC: informix-list@iiug.org > Subject: Re: local area connection! > > Dray wrote: > > OS is Win Xp Pro > > "Dray" <dray@dray.com> wrote in message news:gvj9a8$8nb$1@ss408.t-com.hr... > >> We added another lan …
local area connection!
We added another lan card on the computer(informix server), but now we have slower connection on database! Each card has it own ip range! On a local server connection on the database is ok(1,2 seconds),but when some host tray to connect to database(from another ip range then loca…
Informix and Security?
Hi, This may be a question that Jonathan will have to answer.... If I understand some earlier posts, Informix now requires an IBM library that has to be installed in a specific directory in order to do encryption. The good thing is that this software library can do certified F…
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 …
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…
Workaround to get 952 when password in 10.00.FC9
Actually i was thinking, it could be a solution to let to know application when the account is expired, althougth this could be a security breach again, but wondering if this is possible?? Thanks in advanced…
oninit fails reporting problem with DBSPACETEMP
But in my ONCONFIG file, i have mentioned the tape device as STDIO…
Oracl (lack of) security
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleI d=9125519&intsrc=hm_list -- Bob…
Changing TAPEDEV from script
sed -e 's/^TAPEDEV/TAPEDEV NEW-TAPEDEV/g' onconfig > onconfig.other export ONCONFIG=onconfig.other after finishing just set the ONCONFIG to your default and delete onconfig.other Sebastian…
Re: Cannot issue oninit to IDS 11.5 on Windows Vista
On 13 Nov, 13:20, Christian Knappke <chkn...@gmx.net> wrote: Hi Christian, tanks for replying. Yes, both those keys are in place. > > Use regedit to check if the group Informix-Admin is mentioned in > > HKLM\\SOFTWARE\\Informix\\OnLine\\<INFORMIXSERVER>\\Security\\IXDBSA Group…
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: Security - seccfg
On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 10:37 AM, Cesar Inacio Martins <cesar_inacio_martins@yahoo.com.br> wrote: > Hi, > Server > IDS 11.50 UC1 Developer > SuSE 10.2 > Client with problem > Windows XP > ILOGIN - CSDK 3.50 TC1DE > > > I have here a development environment , for …
Security - seccfg
Hi, Server IDS 11.50 UC1 Developer SuSE 10.2 Client with problem Windows XP ILOGIN - CSDK 3.50 TC1DE I have here a development environment , for tests motivations the role separation are active. IDS have this configuration on the seccfg file: > cat seccfg …
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…
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.…
dbschema's output mixed with LBAC definition
Just curious, the output of "dbschema" is added with LBAC's info(see below) Can it be controlled? Build Version: 11.10.UC2 Build Number: N158 Build Host: vach Build OS: AIX 5.3 Build Date: Thu Oct 25 22:56:40 CDT 2007 GLS Version: glslib-4.50.UC2 Thanks, Frank informix@dolly …
ids and tivoli
hello, could someone point me to redbooks or other regarding integration of ids and tivoli products particularly in terms of security and monitoring. thanks for your help.…
Re: SECURITY VULNERABILITIES IN IDS
On 18 Feb, 07:49, Jonathan Leffler <jleff...@earthlink.net> wrote: > da...@smooth1.co.uk wrote: > > 1. > >http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=630&context=SSGU8G&contex... > > > mentions an issue with ISM that allows gaining "administrator > > privileges" on the machine. >…
Java Multithreaded application gives -1 as PID
On Feb 18, 3:01 pm, mohitanch...@gmail.com wrote: > Version: IDS 10 > > I have a java application that is multithreaded and each thread > creates a new DB connection. But when I look at onstat -g ses I see > PID as -1. Could somebody tell me if this could be changed to reflect > …
SECURITY VULNERABILITIES IN IDS
1. http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=630&context=SSGU8G&context=SSHPYE&dc=D600&uid=swg21294211&loc=en_US&cs=utf-8&lang=en mentions an issue with ISM that allows gaining "administrator privileges" on the machine. Fixed in 10.00.xC8W1 due beginning of March. "Unix mach…
Re: onconfig recommendations
mosserp@wellsfargo.com wrote: >> mosserp@wellsfargo.com wrote: >> >>>>> RESIDENT 0 # Forced residency flag >>>>> >>>>> >>>> (Yes = 1, No = >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> Don't know HP model numbers, but it this is a PA-RISC machine, you >>>> almost have to …
RE: onconfig recommendations
> mosserp@wellsfargo.com wrote: > >>> RESIDENT 0 # Forced residency flag > >>> > >> (Yes = 1, No = > >> > >>> > >>> > >> Don't know HP model numbers, but it this is a PA-RISC machine, you > >> almost have to set RESIDENT to -1 to prevent poor performance > >>…
Re: onconfig recommendations
mosserp@wellsfargo.com wrote: >>> RESIDENT 0 # Forced residency flag >>> >> (Yes = 1, No = >> >>> >>> >> Don't know HP model numbers, but it this is a PA-RISC machine, you >> almost have to set RESIDENT to -1 to prevent poor performance >> due to the >> archi…
RE: onconfig recommendations
> > RESIDENT 0 # Forced residency flag > (Yes = 1, No = > > > Don't know HP model numbers, but it this is a PA-RISC machine, you > almost have to set RESIDENT to -1 to prevent poor performance > due to the > architectures restrictions of only four active shar…
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: onconfig recommendations
On Jan 2, 11:09 pm, "Kennedy, Randy" <RKenn...@scottsdaleaz.gov> wrote: > Would like to receive some feedback on our onconfig setup for current > platform. This is the 3rd physical server that the database has moved > to and just want to ensure we are using the best settings for…
[Fwd: Re: onconfig recommendations]
Kennedy, Randy wrote: > Would like to receive some feedback on our onconfig setup for current > platform. This is the 3rd physical server that the database has moved > to and just want to ensure we are using the best settings for given > platform. > > Current Server: HP rp5405 …
Re: onconfig recommendations
On Jan 2, 11:09 pm, "Kennedy, Randy" <RKenn...@scottsdaleaz.gov> wrote: > Would like to receive some feedback on our onconfig setup for current > platform. This is the 3rd physical server that the database has moved > to and just want to ensure we are using the best settings for…
onconfig recommendations
Would like to receive some feedback on our onconfig setup for current platform. This is the 3rd physical server that the database has moved to and just want to ensure we are using the best settings for given platform. Current Server: HP rp5405 4-Way (650 MHz) with 8GB RAM. 1 …
Newbie question-please don't shoot me
I have a newbie question. Please pardon my lack of knowledge with this. I have a Unix server (HP) that houses 2 9.4 Informix database servers (IE: there are 2 separate onconfig files that have unique INFORMIXSERVER parm values). The informix engine stopped (I think because the un…
Encrypting onsoctcp / ODBC traffic
Good morning, Has anyone implemented encryption / secure communication at the SOCs level? I=B9m looking to secure traffic via onsoctcp to Informix 10.00.FC5. I assume that the SDK ODBC client will work with security encryption at the soc level. Any information, experience, or in…
Informix onconfig file configuration
Hello, We recently moved from a quad proc (hyper threaded to 8), 8GB RAM to a 2 socket dual core, 16GB RAM server. In order to maximize the cores and RAM what entries need to be modified, if any? Thanks, Jared…
Computer Security Information
I Want To Share Computer Security Information To All Internet Netter: 1. Firewalls Torn Apart 2. Guide To Social Engineering 3. Social Engineering And Email Account Cracking 4. Network Firewall Security 5. Hijacking Hotmail Accounts For Newbies 6. Various Ways To Hack Or Ov…
BAR_MAX_BACKUP and BAR_WORKER_MAX
What's the difference between BAR_MAX_BACKUP and BAR_WORKER_MAX. Both seem to be doing parallel/concurrent log backup. Which one should be specified in onconfig ?…
IIUG TV
Great job on the video work!! I look forward to seeing more! -t- -- -- Informix Dynamic Server Database Engine -- http://www.informix.com --…
logs of users
Unless you have Secure Auditing configured, IDS does not track connection history. If you need that, contact IBM about installing the IDS Secure Audit facility and check out the Secure Audit manual online. Art S. Kagel ----- Original Message ----- From: Juan Pablo <ids@iiug.org>…
Re: Digital UNIX V4.0F + 7.31.FD1 Performance
Thank you, today on evening we make this changes in $ONCONFIG, restart the machine and hope it works! Greetings from Austria…
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.…
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…
onconfig problem
when i try to initialize server using oninit following message appears on screen "ONCONFIG can only specify a simple filename whith no path components" plz do replay me how to solve this one…
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…
Deny connect over network user informix
Hi, it's possible to deny connection to the informix database over tcp with user informix? So user informix works local only. Thanks Marco…
DB security and patch alerts
Ladies and Gentlemen: I've got a serious question on security and patch alerts. It seems almost every day I get an Oracle or Microsoft security alert and patch requirement, but almost NEVER see an alert for INFORMIX. Am I missing something here? Is the security that tight in IN…
RE: Listing all the tables in using a dbspace in Informix
> Make sure $INFORMIXDIR and $ONCONFIG are set and that you have > permissions with your login ID to access them. There is also system > tables that can give you this information. System tables which can list out all the tables in a particular dbspace ?…
Re: onconfig
Hello, apart from editing ONCONFIG directly, some parameters are dynamically changeable: Usage: onparams ... -m <param> <value> ... -m - Modify the value of one of the following configuration parameters: AFFAIL, AFCRASH, AFW…
RE: onconfig
I don't run onbar, but I suspect you're right. LTAPEDEV, etc. would also probably be in this group as well. Either way, restore the old onconfig and you're OK. It may be a good idea to check the permissions on the file before you're done, though... --EEM -----Original Me…
Re: onconfig
I think the onbar config parameters can be changed on the fly as well. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Everett Mills" <eemills@nationalbeef.com> To: <informix-list@iiug.org> Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 11:45 AM Subject: RE: onconfig > Stan- > TAPEDEV, TAPEBLK and TAPESI…
RE: onconfig
Stan- TAPEDEV, TAPEBLK and TAPESIZE can be modified on the fly through onconfig. Restore your old onconfig and you should be fine. --EEM -----Original Message----- From: informix-list-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:informix-list-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Stan Sent: Friday, …
onconfig
Hello. What will happen when during work (online state) IDS unfortunately someone modify onconfig. Which paramaters takes effect immediately (without restrart IDS). Thanks in advance Stan…
Informix produces error -1263 after system time is changed
Also I forgot to mention that the onconfig USEOSTIME is set to 1 (gets time from the host)…
Re: infdump
couldn't we at least ask him for a tiny snippet of his online.log - maybe there's more wisdom in such file than you might imagine. Tip: set MSGPATH (in onconfig) to ... ... and don't forget to restart the engine ;-)…
HELP : All logical logs are FULL
Hi All Thanks for your response. I solved the "All logical logs are FULL" . I did the following : ShutdownServer : onmode -ky Change Onconfig : LTAPEDEV in the onconfig to /DEV/NULL Restart Server : oninit After RECOVERY : onmode -ky Change Onconfig : LTAPEDEV change…
Re: Aaaaaaaaaaaooooooogah - security alert
Ford, Andrew G wrote: > http://secunia.com/advisories/22223/ > > Description: > Larry Cashdollar has discovered a vulnerability in IBM Informix Dynamic > Server, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to perform > certain actions with escalated privileges. > > The vulne…
Re: Aaaaaaaaaaaooooooogah - security alert
Ford, Andrew G said: > Larry Cashdollar You're making that up! :o) -- Bye now, Obnoxio "... no bill is required as no value was provided." -- Christine Normile -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by OpenProtect(http://www.openprotect.com), and i…
Re: Aaaaaaaaaaaooooooogah - security alert
No. But if might be solved with IDS 10.00xC5. You don't want to use any 10 fixpack lower than 10.00xC4X4 which contains the secuity fixes and fixes for other known issues with prior releases of IDS 10. Christine Normile christinenormile@mac.com On Oct 4, 2006, at 9:39 AM, For…
Aaaaaaaaaaaooooooogah - security alert
http://secunia.com/advisories/22223/ Description: Larry Cashdollar has discovered a vulnerability in IBM Informix Dynamic Server, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to perform certain actions with escalated privileges. The vulnerability is caused due to the tempor…
Re: Performance tuning suggestions needed
On 1 Oct 2006 20:10:51 -0700, calyanram@hotmail.com wrote: >this my onconfig file. > ...onconfig file snipped... Please give us a bit more information. Hardware specs (number of CPUs, memory, OS. etc.) would be good . . . JWC…
SHMADD and EXTSHMADD
Hi, What is the difference between SHMADD and EXTSHMADD? We know the meaning of the SHMADD onconfig parameter. Thanks, Khaled Bentebal ConsultiX Email: khaled.bentebal@consult-ix.fr…
Re: JDBC and SE5
> Can JDBC be used to connect to a local (SCO Openserver) SE5, and if so, Yes > can it be done without using I-NET sqlexecd? NO Superboer. Rodney Sheppard schreef: > Hi, > > Can JDBC be used to connect to a local (SCO Openserver) SE5, and if so, > can it be done without using…
NETTYPE for db server
If I've got - a db server and a remote app server connecting to it - 12 cpu vps - a few local shm connections for maintenance / monitoring jobs - mostly tcp connections for apps What would be the preferred setting for my NETTYPEs? Bob Roussey robert.roussey@spiritair.com…
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…
Security Question - not specific to informix
Greetings, I'm faced with a project that deals with accessing databases by way of ini or config files. Basically the apps/scripts are sourcing files to gain passwords. Some of which are in plaintext. These files can be on windows or unix boxes. The programs from .Net or Powe…
DBSPACETEMP
Hello All, Just a quick question for you to ponder. Is it possible to include random dbscpaces in the DBSPACETEMP parameter with the onconfig file to prevent space problems in the temp dbspace when creating indexes etc. on very large tables?…
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: ONCONFIG and AIX
Hi, I would enable KAIO, too. Apart from KAIO the B-Tree Scanner usually benefits from some configuration: >From my experience increasing threshold (default: 500) reduces I/O significantly, enabling range scans (rangesize=500), too. BTSCANNER num=1,prio=low,threshold=50…
RE: ONCONFIG and AIX
> -----Original Message----- > From: informix-list-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:informix-list- > bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of tomcaml@yahoo.com > Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2006 12:57 PM > To: informix-list@iiug.org > Subject: ONCONFIG and AIX > > Hello All, > > I am looking for feed…
ONCONFIG and AIX
Hello All, I am looking for feedback, comments, etc. We are currently on IDS 10.FC4 on HP-UX 11 - migrating to IDS 10.FC5 on AIX on an LPAR partition on the i595 I have gotten this message in the log while performing some loads/alter tables/indexes, etc in development phase.…
Parametro TXTIMEOUT
Hola, quisiera saber si alguno de ustedes me puede informar que quiere decir el parametro del onconfig TXTIMEOUT 0x12c, a cuantos segundos se refiere. Gracias de antemano. Salu2...…
Re: Security Question....
On 7/5/06, Tam OShanter <tam@oshanter.com> wrote: > Wondering on opinions regarding best practices for use of the public user in > IDS. > > Is there a compellign reason to allow the public user permissions to execute > DDL statements, or, in your opinion, should the public user b…
Security Question....
Hello All, Wondering on opinions regarding best practices for use of the public user in IDS. Is there a compellign reason to allow the public user permissions to execute DDL statements, or, in your opinion, should the public user be tightly locked down and ddl administration re…
Re: client locale
You didn't mention that you are using ODBC but I would assume that you are talking in terms of ODBC only. That's the warning message and yes it will have performance impact if you have different client/db locales. What it means is that the data from client to server and vice vers…
client locale
Hello, When setting up an odbc connection, if the Client Locale and the Server Database Locale ( in the Environment tab ), are different, you get a dialogue box warning that says that there is a performance degradation if the two values are not the same. Does anyone know if this…
Re: Virtual shared memory: aio pool
"After restart IDS with unset SECURITY_LOCALCONNECTION, aio pool is not increase." Log a support call with IBM.…
Virtual shared memory: aio pool
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=630&context=SSGU8G&dc=DB520&uid=swg21216394&loc=en_US&cs=utf-8&lang=en After set SECURITY_LOCALCONNECTION to 1 on IDS 9.40FC6 (Sun Solaris) , size of aio pool increased to 334 MB over 4 days. After restart IDS with unset SECURITY_…
UNIX/Windows network security
I have two different Informix instances running in two separate machines in the same network: One in UNIX and another in Windows: 1st machine: -------------- OS: SCO UNIX hostname: thasos Informix DS 9.21, server name: ol_aegean user: akin Database dbakin $ cat /etc/hosts.equiv…
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/…
AUTENTIFICACION PAM-LDAP CON INFORMIX10UC4 EN REDHAT 3 AS
Buenas, estoy intentando validar usuarios ldap con el modulo pam en informix IDS 10UC4. EL cliente para windows es el iconnect 2.90UC3. el problema es que cuando en el test de origenes de datos de ODBC de windows meto un usuario LDAP y una contraseña incorrecta me tira el informi…
Can't INSERT blob into specific blob space using JDBC
I tried an example with 3.00.JC3 and it works fine without having a default SBSPACENAME in the onconfig file. VG.…
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!…
Close Connections from Central Server to Local Servers
Hi, We have a Central Server with 10 Local Servers. S.O. RedHat Linux SE 3 Update 4 IDS 7.31.UD1 The problem is some users connect to Central Server using SQL Editor with the same account, then from it connect to local servers. When I monitoring connections on local servers o…
Re: Validating the 'SBSPACENAME' sblobspace
"Is a command-line call significantly different from file system access?" Well for SQL yes. In sysmaster.sysconfig there is a cf_effective column. This is the value in use by the database server NOW, this does not have to match the ONCONFIG value. You can change the onconfig …
Anyone here EVER gotten Kerberos authentication working with IDS?
(my does automatic line wrapping, so some configuration lines might look as two lines in stead of one). Your sqlhosts file should look something like this idsname ontlitcp hostname portnum2 s=4,pam_serv=(informix),pamauth=(password) The text "s=4,pam_serv=(informix),pama…
enhaced secury problems
hello I'm trying to log in into an Informix db IDS 7.3, I have just update the security from base to enhanced on my tru64 server. the db replays to me the -952 error, what can I do ??…
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: configuring sqlexecd for remote tcp connections.. problems :(
I ended up getting everything working. It was a combination of: for connecting from the local server with dbaccess: 1. setting the DBPATH=//database_connection_name/path/to/db I also had to set 1. on the client plus the following: 2. changing the sqlhosts from onsoctcp to se…
Re: Oracle Password System
So how did Oracle manage to get "13 security certifications" then?…
v 9 stopping
search for a dir called informix (assume you installed it there) in there you should have a subdir called etc in there you should find a file called onconfig.<informixserver> search for MSGPATH which has the name of your logfile Superboer.…
-956 client not trusted error with IDS 10.0 on Windows
If you haven't made any changes to demo1.ec it connects with: EXEC SQL connect to 'stores_demo'; This should connect locally as the user you are logged on as. It works for me when logged in to the server directly and via Remote Desktop. How are you logged in? Are you using any S…
Redirected restore failure
>From the backup and restore manual renaming chunks duing a restore..key considerations... "During a cold restore, ontape performs the following validations to rename chunks: 3. If renaming the primary root or mirror root chunk, it updates the ONCONFIG file parameters ROOTPATH…
Stored Procedures and Security
Hi All, I'm finding that stored procedures seem to bypass table-level privileges and allow data to be selected from tables that the user has no select permission on. Is this a bug? This has surprised me given the discussion entitled "Using Stored Procedures to Control Access to…
RE: [Maybe spam] Security - what security?
Is your Windows username and password valid authentication on the AIX box? Could it be using pass through authentication? Regards Simon -----Original Message----- From: owner-informix-list@iiug.org [mailto:owner-informix-list@iiug.org] On Behalf Of mweallans@panacea.co.uk Sen…
Security - what security?
I've been doing some investigation into a little problem with privileges. And this is what I have found. If you want to access an Informix database via ODBC and your normal login and password are restricted then set up your odbc connection with no user name and password and you…
hyperthreading and onconfig parameters
We are upgrading our database servers to HP ProLiant DL380 G4 two-way systems. This platform supports enabling or disabling "hyperthreading". (See, for example, http://sysadminforum.com/t36970.html.) With hyperthreading enabled, the OS (Solaris 9, x86) sees 2 logical processors …
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…
IDS Security auditing tool
Is there a good tool to do organization-wide database security auditing/manipulation on IDS 7.3/9.4? We're looking for a tool to centralize granting/revoking permissions, reports, etc. for our several dozen servers. Any input is appreciated. Thanks. DC Production DBA OCI sendin…
RE: recording ONCONFIG changes
Tripwire or AIDE would do the trick too. -----Original Message----- From: owner-informix-list@iiug.org [mailto:owner-informix-list@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Jonathan Leffler Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 2:16 AM To: informix-list@iiug.org Subject: Re: recording ONCONFIG changes mw…
Re: recording ONCONFIG changes
mweallans@panacea.co.uk wrote: > Scanning the old messages I came across a "suspicion" from Neil Truby > that IDS 9.2 was't recording all changes to ONCONFIG in the message > log. > I've recently spent many days trying to find why a problem had recurred > and eventually I discove…
recording ONCONFIG changes
Scanning the old messages I came across a "suspicion" from Neil Truby that IDS 9.2 was't recording all changes to ONCONFIG in the message log. I've recently spent many days trying to find why a problem had recurred and eventually I discovered that it was because a previous change…
Re: ONCONFIG - comments
Juan Pablo wrote: My comments below: > Hi: > Let me begin by saying thanks to all of the frequent posters to this group. > I wanted to offer my config for comments. > thanks > ============================================================ > Hola: > Muchas gracias por el tiem…
Re: ONCONFIG - comments
"Juan Pablo" <in4mixperu@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:1120173312.07d6de6c2486de67e3cad47cd40e6341@teranews... > > Hi: > Let me begin by saying thanks to all of the frequent posters to this > group. > I wanted to offer my config for comments. > thanks > ====================…
Re: ONCONFIG - comments
Juan Pablo said: > > Hi: > Let me begin by saying thanks to all of the frequent posters to this > group. > I wanted to offer my config for comments. > thanks > ============================================================ > Hola: > Muchas gracias por el tiempo y su ayuda. Est…
ONCONFIG - comments
Hi: Let me begin by saying thanks to all of the frequent posters to this group. I wanted to offer my config for comments. thanks ============================================================ Hola: Muchas gracias por el tiempo y su ayuda. Estoy dejando mi archivo ONCONFIG para pode…
ONCONFIG - comments
Hi: Let me begin by saying thanks to all of the frequent posters to this group. I wanted to offer my config for comments. thanks ============================================================ Hola: Muchas gracias por el tiempo y su ayuda. Estoy dejando mi archivo ONCONFIG para…
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:…
Please Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"ERROR: could not initialize the security subsystem. please ensure that this account has the necessary privileges and insure INFORMIXSERVER value exists in the registry and environment."…
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…
ONCONFIG comments
Hi: Let me begin by saying thanks to all of the frequent posters to this group. I wanted to offer my config for comments. thanks ============================================================ Hola: Muchas gracias por el tiempo y su ayuda. Estoy dejando mi archivo ONCONFIG para pod…
ONCONFIG comments
Hi: Let me begin by saying thanks to all of the frequent posters to this group. I wanted to offer my config for comments. thanks ============================================================ Hola: Muchas gracias por el tiempo y su ayuda. Estoy dejando mi archivo ONCONFIG par…
RE: New installation
Yes I agree with Brian, you put something in the onconfig that required 161MB but you have defined the root dbs size 60MB that is not enought to cover all the requests. Check the PHYSFILE, LOGFILES LOGSIZE in the ONCONFIG file. If you need more help give us the full ONCONFIG. b…
Help with ONCONFIG needed
Having a problem with a client connection to an informix database. The server has two databases, db1 and db2. Each database has a separate ONCONFIG file which lists the different db names in them. ONCONFIG_db1 includes db1,but not db2 in the DBSERVERNAME/DBSERVERALIAS …
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…
The onconfig FILLFACTOR
My day for asking questions ... but that is how one gains knowledge :) The lead DBA for the company for which I am now working for as a consultant wants to establish an initial FILLFACTOR of 100 for those indices that represent a serial column. Since none of the tables having a…
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…
HPUX PAM Authentication configuration problems
We have a new HPUX server that we will be migrating our production IDS database and software to. In this migrations we will be also migrating from IDs 7.31 to IDS 9.4. In our testing everything went well with the upgrade to IDS 9.4, but we are trying to get PAM authentication w…
RE: ODBC error -23101 Unable to load locale categories
Hi. Try as below. Open ODBC setup window. Click Enviroment tab. Put %INFORMIXDIR%(Change your installed directory)\\bin\\ig04n304.dll on Translation library. Just my $0.02. -- Tsutomu Ogiwara from Tokyo Japan. ICQ#:168106592 >From: "jded" <jdendrinos@hotmail.com> >Reply-To…
ODBC error -23101 Unable to load locale categories
I'm trying to connect to an Informix database server on a Unix machine from Windows XP. I'm using Informix ODBC Driver ver. 3.2.81 TC2. I can connect to other databases but if I try this I get this error about the locales. The difference of this database is that it has greek.iso8…
ODBC error -23101 Unable to load locale categories
I'm trying to connect to an Informix database server on a Unix machine from Windows XP. I'm using Informix ODBC Driver ver. 3.2.81 TC2. I can connect to other databases but if I try this I get this error about the locales. The difference of this database is that it has greek.iso8…
Different locales (2nd attempt)
God day community! Task description. Source DB is created with locale en_us.819 (default), target DB is created with locale lv_lv.1257, Win32 ESQL/C application must connect to both DB at the same time and move some data from the source to the target. Question. So, is it possib…
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…
Security issue
Hi, We are using ids9.4. We are having security issue, where we have some users accessing databases thru odbc. The role function can't handle this part of users. How can we apply some kind of security mechanism on group basis to eliminate the exposure of our database to these us…
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…
RE: parametros ONCONFIG
Los parametros del ONCONFIG que tienes que setear para inicializar tu instancia como MINIMO son: ROOTPATH Path completo del chunk creado para almacenar el root Dbspace ROOTSIZE Tama�o del chunk en Kbytes (Ejemplo: 2048000 # 2Gb) DBSERVERNAME Nombre l�gico del server.(Eje…
parametros ONCONFIG
Me podrian ayudar con los parametros del ONCONFIG. No las tengo muy clara cada parametro, por lo que la misma me trae problemas para el momento que quiero OPTIMIZAR el servidor de bases de datos. Si alguien me puede ayudar a conocer mejor cada uno de estos parametros .... les agr…
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…
Re: To build better security
There are OS (and even Informix) based security mechanisms that you can enable through configuration of INFORMIXSQLHOSTS. In the server security option field (5th field) of SQLHOSTS, you can specify s=1 (/etc/hosts.equiv based) s=2 (~/.rhosts based) s=6 ($INFORMIXDIR/etc/hosts.eq…
RE: To build better security
Guys- You should be able to do it with a firewall. Deny access to the Informix port (1525, 1526, etc.) except to connections from specified addresses. --EEM -----Original Message----- From: Andrew Hamm [mailto:ahamm@mail.com] Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 9:55 PM To: informix-…
Re: To build better security
--0-1806648619-1089724075=:52348 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Andrew, Please enlighten us with your knowledge on why it is wrong to secure connections by IP if there is a need for it from the business ? Thanks. Andrew Hamm <ahamm@mail.com> wrote: Mike Smith wrot…
To build better security
Hello Informix Gurus, Does any one know of any tool, software or a method that I can use to secure my Informix user connectios only from certain IP addresses, just like in MySql database ? Thanks. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail is new and improv…
To build better security
--0-1981405491-1089408231=:10858 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Hello Informix Gurus, Does any one know of any tool, software or a method that I can use to secure my Informix user connectios only from certain IP addresses, just like in MySql database ? Thanks. …
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…
onconfig for analisis
Hi, I post the onconfig file for its analisis: Operating System: SuSE 9.0 RAM: 1024 Mb Informix version: 9.40 UC2 All chunks are raw devices. Thanks. #************************************************************************** # # INFORMIX SOFTWARE, INC. # # Title: onconfig…
Re: Redbrick security
Ken Kitamura said: > > I am looking for any kind of information or documentation that may > describe > best practices for security for IBM Informix Redbrick 6.2 (running on HPUX > 11). There seems to be quite a bit on how to secure the operating system, > but almost nothing spec…
Redbrick security
Hello, I am looking for any kind of information or documentation that may describe best practices for security for IBM Informix Redbrick 6.2 (running on HPUX 11). There seems to be quite a bit on how to secure the operating system, but almost nothing specifically targeted at Re…
ONCONFIG for 9.40 offered for comment
9.40 FC3W2 on HP-UX 11.11 The server has 6 cpus and 6G of RAM. 3 other, small, IDS 9.40 instances run on the server, and one small 7.31. kaio is enabled. Just put 9.40 live, and it's running about 5-10% more slowly on some key processes. This reflects what happened in testing. …
Re: OnConfig parameters tuning
Laverio wrote: > Hi guys, I'm trying to speed up an IDS 9.30 on a Sun 7.5 system w/ > 2Gb ram and 4 processors that seems very slow on a large sequential > write (I suppose that the problem resides in the dbspaces on > filesystem...). Any suggestion? The following is my standard…
Re: OnConfig parameters tuning
"Laverio" <laverioNO@z-1000.net> wrote in message news:cac7sg$e8v$1@newsreader.mailgate.org... > Hi guys, I'm trying to speed up an IDS 9.30 on a Sun 7.5 system w/ 2Gb ram > and 4 processors that seems very slow on a large sequential write (I suppose > that the problem resides in…
Re: OnConfig parameters tuning
Laverio wrote: > Hi guys, I'm trying to speed up an IDS 9.30 on a Sun 7.5 system w/ 2Gb ram > and 4 processors that seems very slow on a large sequential write (I suppose > that the problem resides in the dbspaces on filesystem...). Any suggestion? > > My onconfig it's set as fol…
OnConfig parameters tuning
Hi guys, I'm trying to speed up an IDS 9.30 on a Sun 7.5 system w/ 2Gb ram and 4 processors that seems very slow on a large sequential write (I suppose that the problem resides in the dbspaces on filesystem...). Any suggestion? My onconfig it's set as follow: # System Configura…
UniCode support
Hi, There's a IDS9.3 on RedHat Linux with DataBase Local is en_US.CP1252. And I'm running Microsoft Reporting Services on win2003 Tranditional Chinese plus SQL Server 2000 sp3. It's fine to connect to Informix except for the Chinese preview, I got an unknow code on my report. I…
KB835732 - Microsoft Security Patch
Hi all, On Windows NT 4.0 Server with Informix Dynamic Server 7.31 TD5 I've installed this security patch for the Sasser Virus (KB835732). The answer to an onstat -d command is : Warning !! Informix Server is currently not running . With an SQL editor it is possible to access th…
Howto for Onconfig
Hi everyone, This is probably a question which has been asked often. But I could not find proper documentation on how to calculate and set correct parameters for Onconfig. I understand this is a complex question. But are there any articles on this ? Maybe they covered the topic …
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…
connect multilingual database
Hi all, I have two database in two different locale environment. One is set with DB_LOCALE=zh_cn.gb ( simplied Chinese for China ), the other is set with DB_LOCALE=zh_tw.big5 ( traditional Chinese for Taiwan). The problem is that I want to connect two database in 4gl program. …
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,…
OnLine Connection Error enabling/disabling the network connection
Hello, All! I've set-up a Toshiba Tecra with Win-Xp Pro running a Perl web based application on IIS and Informix OnLine 9.4: all the pieces seems work fine but if the PC is turned on without the network connection and after that I active a network connection (locale, via a netwo…
SHARED MEMORY LIMIT
Is posible to use with informix of 32 bits more than 2GB of shared memory in a Linux Machine? The base address in onconfig is: SHMBASE 0x41000000 Thanks in advance,…
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…
INFORMIX Security best practices
I'm working as a consultant, several of our customers use INFORMIX Databases (From 5.x, 7.x to 9.x). I haven't been able to get vendor's information related to security such as best practices, configuration, etc on the IBM Web Site. Also, as far as I know, there is no books on …
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…
Changing database local / dbexport tapesize
Hi, Did you change TAPESIZE on your onconfig file? That could be the restriction! REGARDS…
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?…
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.…
Re: onconfig and sqlhosts
Hi Thomas. Administrator's Guide for Informix Dynamic Server, Version 7.3 http://www-3.ibm.com/software/data/informix/pubs/library/ids_73.html HTH. -- Tsutomu Ogiwara from Tokyo Japan. ICQ#:168106592 >From: Thomas Ronayne <trona@ameritech.net> >Reply-To: Thomas Ronayne <trona…
onconfig and sqlhosts
I've managed to blow away my installed Informix system and cannot for the life of me find the notes I had about onconfig and sqlhosts. It's version 7.30.UC5 running on Slackware 9.0 -- can someone point me at the right document in Answers for the appropriate settings? Thanks.…
Re: Fw: Company thought DB2 will be better than Oracle.
> nobody is seriously suggesting that Oracle has > substantially greater functionality over DB2, or vice versa - surely? Can I play ? > Go on then. Thanks ... Real Application Clustering Multi Version Read Consistency Reverse-Key Indexes Index Organized Tables Stored, Compre…
Re: Onconfig file parameters
Sometimes even the ontape parameters (TAPEDEV, LTAPEDEV, TAPESIZE, etc.) are not dynamic. What you can do is change a parameter in the onconfig file and then dump out the reserve page that holds the onconfig parameters with: oncheck -pP 1 1 Hope this suggestion helps. Brice Av…
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…
RE: HPL Unloading error [1467]
Here's my onconfig file SHMVIRTSIZE 147456 SHMADD 8192 SHMTOTAL 0…
DBD::Informix Installation problems on Linux
Greetings, Perhaps this problem has been answered before, but my search of the web and newsgroups hasn't yielded any results. Apologies at the outset for not having able to find the answer on my own. I'm trying to compile DBI:DBD for Informix. I've successfully compiled, insta…
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…
onconfig file
The system administrator at my current site thought he would be very clever and he linked the onconfig files to different directories using ln -s. We have now discovered that these links are being lost when we use onmonitor and replaced by a local file, but not when we use vi. I…
connection with jdbc failed
Can anybody help me with this problem: Trying to connect to an informix database on a unix database server from my windows 2000 computer, I get the exception : -> Encoding or code set not supported I used this command: con = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:informix-sqli://m…
Unable to connect to remote DB Instance via C++ Object Interface
Have configured a connection to remote datbase with setnet32 DBPing works fine against remote instance. Not able to connect to remote database using Informix C++ Object Interface. If I run the same program against a local Infomix database the Object Interface works just fine. Any…
Unable to change locale to Japanese in IDS 9.3
Hi, I am using IDS 9.3 and I need to work with Japanese locale in addition to the English locale which is default. When I installed IDS, the locale was English, and in the folder $INFORMIXDIR/msg folder I see only the folder "en_us". There is a "ja_jp" folder under $INFORMIXDIR…
ODBC Security
Consider this scenario: An ODBC connection configured to allow a user direct access to a database, thus bypassing any application security locking users out from specific records of tables. Any user granted access to a table is granted access to the table level, although when r…
Guidance on ipcshm v. ipcstr
I am running UnixWare 7.1.1 with IDS 7.3.1.UD5. I am not understanding from the docs I am reading when one is prefered over the other. Are there any guidlines to making the decision of using shared memory v. steam pipes for local connections? Thanks Tim Bragg.…
Schema Editor Problem
Are you using any form of security on your web server? For example if you have disabled anonymous access in IIS, you might get this problem. #API-Management #Tamino #webMethods…
Locales, ODBC and SPL
Hi, I am using VB6 (RDO20.dll) and the newest Informix ODBC driver (3.32 .0000 2.50 tc2) to connect to Informix.2000 on Windows 2000. The client workstation is running NT4(sp5) The database was created with the default locale (en_US.CP1252) Client Settings: ODBC Driver setup,…
How to determine shm vs. net connection?
Hi, looking at the "onstat -u" output, I would like to separate the connections into those that come accross the network and those that come via locally shared memory. Any onstat-command that might help? Thank you, Jens…
security subsystem
I installed Informix Dynamic Server 7.3 on NT. The databseserver is running, but sometimes i got problems with locked tabeles. Apparently the locks are not removed if an application connected to the server crashed before a commit. I tried to start oncheck but i Became the error m…
Remote connection can bring down Informix server?
Hi, My Informix version is 7.31.uc4. OS is Solaris 2.6. I just found that it would bring down the local Informix server if the remote connection failed. What happened is, if I didn't set up '.rhosts' file in the remote host, anyone who did 'select * from remotedatabase@remotes…
Problems with Locale
I'm a non-expert at informix, I'm developing a c program for Informix on an AIX 4.3 box, using the CSDK 2.50, and I"m getting the error 23101 when I try to connect. I looked up the follwoing description: [root@p140 bin]# ./finderr -23101 -23101 Unable to load locale categories…
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…
IDS 7.31.Txx Windows NT Alaramprogram
i have change the path in the onconfig-file and restart the server but the alarmprogram will not be start if a event (logs) a generated! thomas…
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…
dbaccess
Armin Kuepfer wrote: > When trying to start dbaccess on my PC I receive the error message: > "Could not initialize the security subsystem. Check Your environment variables.…
Can't connect to remote DB
I'm trying to connect a SCO (OpenServer 5) box running 7.31 to a Sun box running 7.31 on Solaris 7. The Sun box is new. I have a DB installed on the SUN box, but when I connect remotely I keep receiving a 908 error. Local connects are fine. I added the Sun box (emco5) to SCO'…
Re: cannot connect via local tcp with Solaris 8 getting -25572
From: Doug McAllister <doug.mcallister@nospam.fmr.com> > >This is a multi-part message in MIME format. >--------------C389557881C715C91E3988E6 >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Please don't post MIME.... >Hi all.. > >I just installed m…
cannot connect via local tcp with Solaris 8 getting -25572
Hi all.. I just installed my first Solaris 8 machine and I have run into a sticky problem with 9.21.uc2. Engine starts fine. Dbaccess runs fine. ISQL only works via a shm connection. When I attempt to use a net connection, I get a -25572 (network driver cannot bind a name to th…
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 …
Re: ONCONFIG History
put it under source code control? SCCS and RCS are free tools and dont take too much resources. HTH Sujit testNews <mtabunda@amellar.com> on 10/04/2000 09:05:30 PM Please respond to testNews <mtabunda@amellar.com> To: informix-list@iiug.org cc: Subject: ONCONFIG History I…
RE: ONCONFIG History
Look at your online message log onstat -c |grep MSG -----Original Message----- From: testNews [mailto:mtabunda@amellar.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2000 9:06 PM To: informix-list@iiug.org Subject: ONCONFIG History Is there a way to know/track the changes made to ONCONFIG …
RE: ONCONFIG History
Changes are recorded in the message log at startup. Wayne E. Martin Informix Database Administrator Kmart Corp. -----Original Message----- From: testNews [mailto:mtabunda@amellar.com] Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2000 12:06 AM To: informix-list@iiug.org Subject: ONCONFIG History…
ONCONFIG History
Is there a way to know/track the changes made to ONCONFIG files?…
IDS 7.3x on Win2000?
Does Informix Online Dynamic Server 7.3x runs on Windows 2000 (Professional)? Thanks for your help. Guy Dillen…
TBLSPACE_STATS
Hi, what is the meaning of TBLSPACE_STATS variable in onconfig file? thank in advance.…
Query Optimization: Wrong execution plan?
Xavi Tarafa Mercader wrote: > Any suggestion about how to improve the query performance? Set OPTCOMPIND parameter ( in onconfig file ) to 0. > Xavi. Leonid.…
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…
WSTATS and Performance
Hi, does anybody know the performance degradation by setting WSTATS 1 in the onconfig file? Is this 1%, 5% or 10% ??? TIA Ruediger Papke…
informix security
I am using the Informix Dynamic Server 7.3 on NT. I would like to know how I can run a series of tests against Infomix using different user ids for each test. How do you connect to Informix w/ different users then the one currently set in setnet32? Any help that anyone can giv…
Re: Connecting to multiple databases (one local, one remote
Alan, We need to use a parameter in the informix.ini file mcblockmode=2 otherwise we get a similar error. Regards David Ashby ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Hello, We are trying to connect to 2 datab…
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?…
Re: Security Hole in Informix
Daniel Wood wrote: > It is a security hole for everyone to be able to read salaries from > a payroll database. > > It is NOT a security hole to know that a payroll database has a > table named employee or that the table has a column named salary. > > These are two very different …
Security Strategy
Where can I find information on security strategy of Foundation.2000 ? Thanks.…
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…
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JDBC Driver with es Locale.
I have problems to connect from driver JDBC 2.1 to a Informix server. The database to which I am wanted to connect is defined with Locale " es ". I have tried to connect to me with the following premises: es, es-es, es_es. No way. You have some suggestion? pr = new Properti…
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…
Consultants - FREE Zero Impact Sql & Service Level Monitor
This is really good. Other people are using it, and they worry about security therefore the product has "no security problems or issues". BS. I'm sure they use Windows NT. Does that have security issues? Let's not forget advertising on a support newsgroup. Must be a great com…
Security hole?
I pulled the following off CERT. Anyone have comments? Katherine Please describe the vulnerability. - - --------------------------------- What is the impact of this vulnerability? - - ---------------------------------------- (For example: local user can gain root/privileged a…
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…
Please correct me: Informix security sucks
I am so tired of 'we have to run as root' excuses for poor architecture and design. And yes there is security, just make another user with low permissions. -- --------------------------------------------------------- Steven Hauser email: hause011@tc.umn.edu URL: http://www.tc.…
Re: Security
From: Tom Pearce <tpearce@mpc-data.co.uk> > >Hi There, > >I wonder if anyone could help me with a little trouble >I'm having with Informix SQL 7.24UC7... > >The SQL server I'm using is informix-se. > >The database files are stored in a directory, files.dbs. >All these files are c…
Security
Hi There, I wonder if anyone could help me with a little trouble I'm having with Informix SQL 7.24UC7... The SQL server I'm using is informix-se. The database files are stored in a directory, files.dbs. All these files are currently chmod 777. I would like to change the permis…
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…
ASP and Informix v7.31
Hi folks, I'm trying to connect to an Informix database using ADO in an Active Server Page. The connection fails and ODBC returns the error: -1829 unable to load locale categories But I can connect to the same database using ADO in a Visual Basic application using the same…
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…
Re: Memory problems? Please help.
>>What is the connection type? shm or soc ? >> >What are these? See NETTYPE in your onconfig file. HTH Michael…
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…
Connect Online and SE
I have two boxes setup for Informix Server: HP box with IDS 7.31.UC2X9 Linux box with SE 7.24.UC5 Both were up and did well jobs in local database services. Now I need to connect both, and the problem is ... in HP, I issue this command: isql dbname@Linux it tells me 329…
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…
How can 908 error be returned without connection ?
Here is today's Dumb question I have am inherited Java App (using JDBC) running on NT which is giving us a vendor error -908 when connecting to a UNIX box. Error 908: Attempt to connect to database server (servername, conerr=connection-error-number, oserr=system-error-number) fa…
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…
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…
Re: Dumb question
Sorry all, I think I found the answer to my own dumb question in the documentation (last place I would have thought to look). "The database server uses the ONCONFIG file during initialization" >Is it safe to edit my onconfig file when the database is live ? > >Or should I stop…
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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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…
Error 25591: Transport control received an invalid connection address when accessing database via seipcpip method
"Art S. Kagel" wrote: Hi, > OOOPPSS, I did not notice this is SE! You must start a listener process: > $INFORMIXDIR/lib/sqlexecd sqlexecd_se > with the environment setup like a local shared memory client. sorry, i think you misunderstood my original message. Of course…
IDS7.30 + Linux Kernel 2.2.10 +onsoctcp ?
Martin Gutjahr wrote: Hi Martin, > Is it possible to connect to an IDS running on Linux (suse 6.1) Kernel > 2.2.x > via onsoctcp ? > The only way I get access to the db-server is local via shared memory. i´m running IDS 7.30UC7 with SuSE Linux 6.2 (Kernel is 2.2.10). I can wor…
Lock Table Overflow - onconfig
We get an error in the Informix log-file. Lock table overflow. What do we have to change in the onconfig-file ? Kind Regards, Franky Thiel franky.thiel@Infohos.be…
Setting up shared memory connection
Did you add the DBSERVERALIASES line in the onconfig file? -- James Edmiston Quest Information Systems, Inc. www.questisinc.com…
Re: Problems Connect NT-Clients to NLS-DBs (Locales)
Hi Guenther, Guenther Schmid wrote: > > Hi, > > On our 7.31-Server (Solaris 2.6) we have a lot of > NLS-Databases with the Database Locale set to "de". > When we try to connect to these databases using > NT-Clients we get the error message "Code sets of > the local categories ar…
Re: Security
Quite a common solution goes like this : 1. Individual access control implemented at the front-end client 2. Database access is thru a common user Thus Users would log into the application using their individual login names and passwords. The program would then, using a hard-c…
RE: Security
Please we have a situation to close, did you get any solution > -----Mensaje original----- > De: David Reed [SMTP:david.reed@tollink.co.za] > Enviado el: Friday, September 03, 1999 4:28 AM > Para: Informix-list (E-mail) > Asunto: Security > Importancia: Alta > > Can anybody plea…
Re: Informix 7.3x Server agent extremely unreliable on NT
No, I wasn't offensed (as well as I also believe that my problem is a NT security problem - you shouldn't mess with NT security - it strikes back), just a joke, but I really don't like Unix, sorry.…
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…
Re: ontape in HP-UX
You need verify the sintax of onconfig file for this entries: TAPEDEV /dev/rmt/0m # Tape device path TAPEBLK 512 # Tape block size (Kbytes) TAPESIZE 7800000 # Maximum amount of data to put on tape (Kbytes) (This is my onconfig fil…
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…
Informix CLI problem
Hi all, I have a problem with connecting to Informix Online 7 server using CLI 2.80 (WinNT4/SP4). While testing connection with ILogin I got -23101 error (unable to load locale categories) everytime. What values should I put in setnet32? Particularly, should CLIENT_LOCALE and DB…
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…
security and users
I am looking for documentation on security involved with creating users for Informix 7.30 and Informix Universal Server 9.14. I have been to the System Admin class and purchased the Informix DBA Survival Guide, but do not find any lengthy or clear dicussion of adding users and p…
Is it possible to have column level security on 7.3?
Is it possible to have column level security on 7.3? Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Share what you know. Learn what you don't.…
database.majorErrorCode = -406
Hello, I try connect to database from Netscape Liwire and .... database.majorErrorCode = -406 [VENDORLIB] Vendor Library Error: Unable to load locale categories. database.minorErrorCode = 0 Help me please! -------------------------- Roxana Spavioli roxs@tsubcero.com.ar…
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.…
Re: Informix 7.3 UC5 on RH Linux 5.2
Additional INFO: Please see attached "sqlhosts" and ONCONFIG files...…
New Era program written for local engine on online
I have an old (obviously) NewEra program running on a local SE database. It needs to run on a laptop running OWS. I have created the database tables, etc with the same name database on the laptop. Of course, the program can't connect since the name on the development machine is…
Re: how to connect database from web
Although the below mentioned bug may / may not be related to the case described by you. Try to play around with the work around suggested. ========================================================================================= Refer Bug No : 74999 - From the release notes of …
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…
ODBC Error.
When I try to connect with Informix Database using ODBC Informix Driver ( = 2.5, 2.8, Intersolv ) get the next error: SQL Error State:S1000, Native Error Code: FFFFA563, ODBC Error Database locale information mismatch. Infomix 7.20 win 98 Thank in advanced. jhernandez@geuropa…
ODBC error (Database Locale).
When I try to connect with Informix Database using ODBC Informix Driver ( = 2.5, 2.8, Intersolv ) get the next error: SQL Error State:S1000, Native Error Code: FFFFA563, ODBC Error Database locale information mismatch. Infomix 7.20 win 98 Thank in advanced. jhernandez@geuropa…
ODBC error.
When I try to connect with Informix Database using ODBC Informix Driver ( = 2.5, 2.8, Intersolv ) get the next error: SQL Error State:S1000, Native Error Code: FFFFA563, ODBC Error Database locale information mismatch. Thank in advanced. jhernandez@geuropa.com…
Borland Database Engine & Informix 7.1 problem
Hello All I'd like to reach our Informix 7.1 database on a Unix server. The native driver (without bde) works well, but when I'm trying to use bde I get this error message Unable to load locale categories. BDE Error 13059 Server Error -406 No NLs and Locale needed to con…
Re: onconfig parameters
> onstat -c shows you the contents of the ONCONFIG file, but then so does vi > $INFORMIXDIR/etc/$ONCONFIG. Perhaps I did not understand the question? Does onstat -c reflect changes made by onmode commands? I should try that and see...that, to me, would be the compelling reason …
Re: onconfig parameters
Thomas onstat -c shows you the contents of the ONCONFIG file, but then so does vi $INFORMIXDIR/etc/$ONCONFIG. Perhaps I did not understand the question? HTH Sujit "Thomas G. Smith" <tsmith@wdn.com> on 04/28/99 12:19:10 PM Please respond to "Thomas G. Smith" <tsmith@wdn.com> …
onconfig parameters
Is there a command to force the engine to show me what all the onconfig parameters (and other perhaps unknown parameters) have been set to?…
Why do some oninit process's run as root?
Hello all, Why do some oninit process's run as root? As everyone know running anything as root is a security issue on unix systems. Is there any way to run all process's as informix? Thanks in advance david.tamburin@protegrity.com…
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…
GLS connectivity question
I recently recieved 7.31.UC2 with the GLS int'l language supplement and setup my instance. I can easily connect to it from a remote server running version 5.04 by adding an entry to the sqlhosts file. If I try to connect from a remote server running 7.24 I get error: 23101: U…
Centura in combination with Informix
Hallo, I have two questions about Informix - Centura : 1. Centura � Informix On SAM_AppStartup : Connect Sql-handle to local database Informix Dynamic Server Version 7.30.UC3 on Unix Release 5.44 Version C1012. When I need a patient-ID, I have to connect a second Sql-handle…
Centura - Informix
Hallo, I have two questions about Informix - Centura : 1. Centura � Informix On SAM_AppStartup : Connect Sql-handle to local database Informix Dynamic Server Version 7.30.UC3 on Unix Release 5.44 Version C1012. When I need a patient-ID, I have to connect a second Sql-handle…
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…
onconfig tuning
Hi all! I have posted to the web my collection of notes on onconfig parameters. It is not yet complete but pretty far along. http://home.earthlink.net/~mildness/bamph/informix.htm It has helped me over the years to have this list in my PDA. If you think it useful feel free…
Informix security
We use MS-Access 97 as a front end to the Informix Online Dynamic Server V.7.23 running on RS/6000 and AIX V4.3. We link the tables via ODBC. When we create the links, we have to supply a valid user-id/password, or the link fails. To complicate matters, we have automated the st…
Unable to load locale categories
Hi, I am getting an error when using the Informix ODBC drives to connect to my server using RDS. The error says "Unable to load locale categories". I am able to access the database using ADO. Thanks, Abe…
Securing ODBC connections
Is it possible to secure ODBC access to a server's ports even if a client may be connecting in via their own ODBC s/w I assume the answer is no, but I'd like to be sure. Any tips on how to make ODBC connections safer would be appreciated Paul Matthews…
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…
Informix Security
Does anyone know where I can find some info, about security of informix database. Besides privilages and roles. I mean things like secure connections to the database. Thank you david.tamburin@protegrity.com…
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…
LDAP
Hello, I need some information about database plugin to netscape directory server on Unix(solaris). I want to connect my local informix Db to my directory server . I would appreciate any information . Thanks, Miya Nadri miyan@comsoft.co.il…
Error -23101: Unable to load locale categories
I'm developing CGI/C scripts using Apache 1.3, Informix 7.2.4 and Linux 5.3. The scripts run well from the command line(!), but when i connect from Apache CGI : Error -23101 occurs: "An invalid locale name has been supplied for the locale initialization. The environment variable…
locales and odbc
Hi, Upon further tests : It is possible to connect MS-Access via the Intersolv 3.10 driver. Initial connection is rather slow , but ok, he has to load the full systables. The 2.80 Informix driver seems to connect , but immediately says : "Syntax is not allowed in this databas…
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?…
Regarding calling an INFORMIX procedure from a UNIX shell script
I use dbaccess for this purpose. Syntax is "dbaccess <database> <text file with sql commands>. Just be sure your informix environment variables are set properly (INFORMIXSERVER, ONCONFIG).…
Security Issue
anybody know of a security problem with a user having a .netrc file on the server that he can login to the server without a password TIA…
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…
dbaccess error on NT
When I try to go into dbaccess, on NT, I get the following error:- "could not initialize the security subsystem" Any Idea?…
dbaccess error on NT
When I try to go into dbaccess, on NT, I get the following error:- "could not initialize the security subsystem" Any Idea?…
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…
Re: IECC Server Discovery Failed 2nd
Hi Dale, sorry for not reading your article correctly: Are both agents running admagent and osagent ? If so, when you run stopsa, do both stop? If not, kill them and run startsa again. Is your onconfig still up to date? The agents seem to take all information from onconfig ra…
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…
Updating databases
What must be done,eg onconfig, to get the fastest result on updating a database alter tables, inserts etc.…
dbaccess and SPL
1. Can you call dbaccess and have it run a sql script (file.sql) from SPL using SYSTEM? 2. How I get dbaccess to connect to a specific informix server? I am running dbaccess from a winnt workstation trying to connect to a server on another machine. THere is a server installed …
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:…
ONCONFIG on UNIX
What kind of use if the parameter "SYSALARMPROGRAM" for. And which input parameters are used. Thanks for mailing to baumschlager@pfeiffer.co.at…
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…
security
Anyone know of any good sources of information on Informix security?…
Some problems with IDS-PE and JDBC
Hi, The IDS-Personal Edition is running on my Win98 system. I get the following error message, when I try to start the control center: Client locale could not be converted to the server locale ...Please set the client locale in the setnet32 utility ... Setting up the client lo…
sizes in onconfig
OWS 7.2 on SCO UNIX: Does anybody know why all sizes of dbspaces or logs, etc. are just half as big as they are in the onconfig file. If I check the size of a dbspace, for example, its file size is 2 GByte, but oncheck -pe says it's 1 GByte. Thanks in advance, Pascal…
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 …
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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: Doubt regarding L.Log size
Sadagopan, Sathish wrote: > > Hi, > LOGSIZE in the onconfig is shown as 1000 Kb, whereas size in onstat -l shows > > a figure of 5000 , Page size is 2K. > How can that be ? It looks like someone used onparams to add logfiles with sizes different from that stored in the onconfig.…
Doubt regarding L.Log size
Hi, LOGSIZE in the onconfig is shown as 1000 Kb, whereas size in onstat -l shows a figure of 5000 , Page size is 2K. How can that be ? TIA Sathish…
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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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…
Roles and Security
Here's an interesting problem...we're developing a large OLTP appl. with a nationwide usage of roughly 4,000 users. We certainly don't want to 'grant select to public' on this database, so we've developed about 40 roles with specific permissions. This will handle normal procesing…
database security
Please help! I'm working on a project about Database Security. As a part of the project I have to make a search via the Internet and find a few Web sites which are contain educative information about the Database Security. However, my attempts to find such Web sites were unsucce…
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…
Client Locale problem IDS_PE
I just installed a Informix Dynamic Server Personnal Edition v7.22 on a Windows 95 system. This W95 system us English Us language When I try to connect to the local Informix Server just created, I have this error message : Unable to connect to server ds_fifolap because the serve…
Database Security
Hello, everyone, I've been given the task of developing a security plan to control database access. I'm considering creating a set of roles for each database, based on the business needs for each one (i.e. a read-only role, a read-and-insert role, etc.) My question is, have an…
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…
My weird problems
Thanks to all who replied. The Logical Log problem was with memory parameters in the onconfig file. DBSPACETEMP problem still exists however Regards Lee Robertson…
Error -406 problem
my local se7.2 server fails when i try to connect via dbaccess. the error message is '406 memory allocation failure'. the whole thing 'runs' on nt40 and i cant find any memory problems in the os. does anyone has experience with the 406 error? tom…
Onconfig Question
I sent this a few weeks ago and didn't get any responses. I am rephrasing the heading and trying again. We are not currently having any performance problems, but I am interested in hearing some opinions from the experts out here. One of our systems is as follows: Sun SPARCcen…
OWS: CLIENT LOCALE error
Hi, I got this error message when I in the command center, I select the one of the oline database server . Error message : Unable to connect to server ol_hpirpa because the server locale could not be converted to the client locale. Change the CLIENT_LOCALE environment varia…
OWS (Space Explorer Error)
Hi, Anybody face this problem before. I try to open the Space Explorer and got this error message : Unable to connect to server %s because the server locale could not be converted to cliet locale.Change CLIENT_LOCALE environment var for your language using the setnet32. Thanks…
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: Connecting to multiple databases (one local, one remote
Alan, We need to use a parameter in the informix.ini file mcblockmode=2 otherwise we get a similar error. Regards David Ashby ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Hello, We are trying to connect to 2 dat…
Connecting to multiple databases (one local, one remote in New Era)
Hello, We are trying to connect to 2 databases: + 1 on the local database + 1 on a remote UNIX database Both databases are Informix. Connecting to 2 databases on the remote server causes no problems. Connecting to the local database or the remote database cause no problems ei…
Informix security
Anyone out there setting permissions at the user level? I'd like to implement basic security on our system at the table level. DB Privileges would be an option, but HP is not on the port list for 4gl, only RDS (which we don't use). I'm not sure about BMC or Platinum; I've hear…
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…
CDR and security
I need to write a paragraph (for my auditors) on CDR and security and how it's hard to break and send "wrong information" to the secondary server. does anybody have any help? thanks…
Database security
Can Informix Online Dynamic Server detect and alert you to multiple failed remote login attempts? In other words, if a hacker discovered our servername, hostname and maybe a username, could he run a password dictionary program to try to hack into the database without being detec…
Re: Freeing Logical Log with Status U
What's LOGFILES set to in your onconfig file? Try forcing a checkpoint? Jon.…
Re: Informix security questions
In article <345E3F4C.654A@bloomberg.com>, "Art S. Kagel" <kagel@bloomberg.com> writes >James Woodger wrote: >> >> I have two basic security questions about Informix: >> >> 1. Is it true that if a user has execute permission on a stored proc, >> then the stored proc will be allowe…
Re: Gaping security hole? (network db connections)
> Informix's security is flawed in that /etc/hosts.equiv was really meant > to authtenticate a user on a particular machine. It was meant for a > UNIX to UNIX authentication, rather than a PC to UNIX. (peer to peer, > rather than client server.) This IS!!! for a UNIX to UNIX aut…
Re: Informix security questions
James Woodger wrote: > > I have two basic security questions about Informix: > > 1. Is it true that if a user has execute permission on a stored proc, > then the stored proc will be allowed to perform any table reads or > updates (regardless of the original user's security profil…
Re: Informix security questions
At 09:59 AM 11/3/97 -0500, you wrote: >I have two basic security questions about Informix: > >1. Is it true that if a user has execute permission on a stored proc, >then the stored proc will be allowed to perform any table reads or >updates (regardless of the original user's secu…
Informix security questions
I have two basic security questions about Informix: 1. Is it true that if a user has execute permission on a stored proc, then the stored proc will be allowed to perform any table reads or updates (regardless of the original user's security profile). In other words, stored proc…
Security and the ODBC
Ok, quick one. I have a Informix 7.x server running with a database. The users connect to it via Informix-CLI client from within Win95 using a complied program. The complied program handles the "business rules" of the database as far as insuring they have security etc. Simple…
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…
Error with ODBC drivers 2
Good morning, Thanks to Mario Estrada for his fast answer, but I think it isn't right because I can access the database with local connection (seipcpip) using dbaccess (of the Standard Engine). Thanks, Alberto…
Security issue
A few months ago, I asked whether informix group should contain any user except informix... Another question: Currently all the tables are publicly selectable and updateable (which I think is the default). And we have users grant with connect right to the database. We would li…
Locale/Conversion File on the client side
Hi everybody, I am trying to use Informix Object Manager (the new tool which informix for the first time distributing for free !!!!). The I-Login part successfully connects to the database server. But when I try to retrieve the database info, the following message occurs : " Ca…
Re: Copying tables
On 4 Aug 97 at 11:11, Kevan wrote: > We currently have a system that involves two Informix databases, a > local Online 7 database and a remote Online 5 database. Because of > this remote connection we want to periodically take copies of > certain highly accessed tables on the r…
onarchive and tape 4 mm
Hi, Somebody uses onarchive(Informix 7.20/AIX 4.1.4) command with tape 4mm. Is this secure? Thanks, Fabio Cruz…
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…
Informix, ODBC, and Access
We are using Informix CLI, Connect, etc to connect Access to Informix 7.12. So far, this has gone pretty well, as we can get the data we want, and so on. What we'd like to do is set this up so that the user who's using a notebook in his travels, goes from place to place, and ho…
Unable to load locale categories.
After configuring my web-connection with an .idc file, I got the error response: Fehler bei der Durchf�hrung der Abfrage [State=S1000][Error=-406][INTERSOLV][ODBC Informix driver][Informix]Unable to load locale categories. Who knows help? Rainer Nasch Please copy Your …
Re: Resizing Logical Logs
Also, there is a MAXLOGS parameter in the onconfig file that should be increased. Madison Pruet…
Security of Illustra
Were can we find information about security of the Illustra Database. We like to protect it, but we want to be able to keep working on our SGI Indy at the same time. The manual doesn't solve that problem. Hans F. Ruinemans, The Netherlands email hansr@businesstales.nl…
Re: Loooking for opinions on: "INFORMIX-Universal Web Connect"
Jan C. Zawadzki wrote: > WWW and "secure" don't go together. If you *have* to run secure go with > Netscape Enterprise and restrict access to 128 bit capable browsers that > present certificates *you* issued. You'll be ok for a while... > 128 bit ciphers are indeed secure, bu…
Wanted: LiveWire Pro Consultant
Looking for an SF Bay Area-based LiveWire Pro consultant to assist in implementation of a secure commerce database solution in UNIX. If interested please email resume to drew@drewcarp.com as basis for further discussion. Thanks!…
security on webdatablade
Hello, Small question. How do I apply security on the apb2 from Informix. How do I prevent the world access to my application pages, but not on the output of the pages? I've read the manual but it doesn't explain it very clearly. Any suggestions or answers Thanks, Peter…
I-Connect 7.20.TE1 Question
Can I install this version on an NT 4.0 server and be available for all user to access for application connections to Informix 7.14. I do not want to install on local C:\\ drives for all users, but rather a network drive that gets backed up.…
Question: replication and Binary Large OBjects (image)
I am after confirmation that Infomix supports the replication (read/write on remote locations) of data including Binary Large OBjects (image) across homogeneous platforms connected via leased lines from a local telco. Plz let me know if it is possible and what experience you may…
Security Programs
Hello informixers, I've been given the wonderful task of security implementation on a warehouse we're putting together here. Users will access it via PC's and a few will have telnet access. We have two instances 1)8.10.UD1 - The wareho…
Re: ONCONFIG
Kerry Davids wrote: > > Jacob Salomon <jake@apparel.net> wrote: > > >Patrick, > > >onconfig.std is meant as a template to copy from. If I had my druthers, > >I would have it shipped with 666 permissions so that even user Informix > >could not (or at least is less likly to) inadv…
Re: ONCONFIG
>From: satriguy@aol.com (SaTriGuy) >Date: 21 Jan 1997 06:01:04 GMT >X-Informix-List-Id: <news.32813> > >If I had my way, I'd remove it from the system all together so that it >would not be possible to 'accidentally' use the wrong onconfig. ;) >Madison Pruet I think the 'it' refe…
Re: ONCONFIG
If I had my way, I'd remove it from the system all together so that it would not be possible to 'accidentally' use the wrong onconfig. ;) Madison Pruet…
Re: ONCONFIG
Jacob Salomon <jake@apparel.net> wrote: >Patrick, >onconfig.std is meant as a template to copy from. If I had my druthers, >I would have it shipped with 666 permissions so that even user nformix >could not (or at least is less likly to) inadvertently modify it. >(Actually, in …
RE: ONCONFIG
Hi Patrick! OK. please check with env command to see the ONCONFIG environment variable, this sould containg the file being use at this moment, and please, make a copy before you make any changes, Regards :) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Mario…
RE: ONCONFIG
You have to check your env variables. One of them is ONCONFIG which will be set to either of the files. Munaf g086mnf@bomplant3.appl.ge.com ---------- From: informix-list-owner[SMTP:informix-list-owner@rmy.emory.edu] Sent: Friday, January 17, 1997 4:04 PM To: informix-list S…
Re: ONCONFIG
In <32DF327E.1DBB@mediacity.com.sg>, Patrick Stacey wrote: }I see 2 onconfig files in my etc directory (sol 2.5.1 platform). } }one has .ifmx and the other .std } }which do I edit in order to change the system configuration? }Specifically I want to configure informix for a multip…
Re: ONCONFIG
Patrick, Type the command "onstat -c | more". This option prints a copy of the current configuration to the screen, but more importantly, the second line gives the path and filename of the current configuation in use. Tracy > > I see 2 onconfig files in my etc directory (sol …
Re: Informix OWS 7.12.TC3 on NT 3.51
Have you tried name pipes for local connections on the NT box? Good Luck, Arun…
Re: ONCONFIG
If you have to ask this you shouldn't attempt to modify the file. This is RTFM, very much so. You'll depend on knowing so much before tuning OnLine in this way that if you have missed this in the manuals, you may also have missed a lot of other info. Sorry for this. I don't mean …
Re: ONCONFIG
Patrick Stacey wrote: > > I see 2 onconfig files in my etc directory (sol 2.5.1 platform). > > one has .ifmx and the other .std Patrick, onconfig.std is meant as a template to copy from. If I had my druthers, I would have it shipped with 666 permissions so that even user nform…
ONCONFIG
I see 2 onconfig files in my etc directory (sol 2.5.1 platform). one has .ifmx and the other .std which do I edit in order to change the system configuration? Specifically I want to configure informix for a multiprocessor machine (4 CPUs actually). many thanks, /pks -- [ Pat…
Re: Need to create a highly secured database
POET has got a lot of security features, right down to single object level. Check it out www.poet.com - it's an OODBMS, though it has an ODBC i/face.…
Using WHERE with local table
Can an SQL statement be written in such a fashion that a table(.mdb) on a local machine can be used as one side of the conditional in a where statement when connected to a remote machine? If so a short code fragment illustrating this would be appreciated. Gary garybech@mail2.qu…
Where with local table
Can an SQL statement be written in such a fashion that a table(.mdb) on a local machine can be used as one side of the conditional in a where statement when connected to a remote machine? If so a short code fragment illustrating this would be appreciated. Gary garybech@mail2.qu…
US-TN-Memphis #M48 Database Security Technician/Manager Casual
Position: Database Security for UNIX Systems (RDBMS) Position ID: #M48 Client in Memphis Tennessee is looking for a Database Security Technician to support director/security manager. Other Skills Strongly recommended: UNIX Shop so UNIX Skills for System Admin. TCP/IP, Various…
Re: Help I'm in crisis
Hi Tony, Check you $ONCONFIG file if the PDQPIORITY > 0, modify it to be 0, that means disable PDQ in $ONCONFIG. Please set PDQPIORITY as user environment variable for large report/ bach job only. Otherwise, every single session takes a lot of memory. Regards Eric Lam Taipei/Tai…
Re: OnLine 7.1 Connection Problem!
In <01bbd8eb$558def60$2104df8b@se8.tatung.com.tw> "Jerry Tan" <tan@sess10.tatung.com.tw> writes: > I am using ONLINE 7.10.UD2 and 4GL AH6.00.UE6 on DG/UX 5.4.R3. I can >connect databases >on local host with dbaccessand isql, but I can not connect with 4GL >program. I set my…
US-TN-Memphis #M48 Database Security Technician/Manager Casual Atmosphere
Position: Database Security for UNIX Systems (RDBMS) Position ID: #M48 Client in Memphis Tennessee is looking for a Database Security Technician to support director/security manager. Other Skills Strongly recommended: UNIX Shop so UNIX Skills for System Admin. TCP/IP, Various…
Database Security - Revisited
I've seen several Security related posts here recently and since I administer (DBA) a secure database I thought I would offer the following: 1. For the most part Security is based on trust (oversimplification). 2. The Rainbow Series from NCSC is important reference material (…
Re: onconfig
Hi Sue, >Hi there. I am an Oracle/Sybase dba. I've just been put on a project >which uses Informix Workgroup Server V7.12 on Windows NT. I have no >training or manuals in either Informix or NT, so this question may >appear to come from a simpleton. Stop right there. Go and fin…
Re: onconfig
> From: Sue Alsbury <salsbury@mdshealth.com> > Date: Friday, October 18, 1996 4:11 PM > > Hi there. I am an Oracle/Sybase dba. I've just been put on a project > which uses Informix Workgroup Server V7.12 on Windows NT. I have no > training or manuals in either Informix or NT, so …
Re: Security options at different SQL-Databases with ODBC - who is best ?
Hi! David Williams <djw@smooth1.demon.co.uk> wrote: >>: There is *no* mechanism built into ODBC to protect any data from free >>: manipulation by any user *if* that user has access to some application >>: that can do such updates. > Correct but this level of security should…
Re: onconfig
In article <3267E47A.54DA@mdshealth.com>, Sue Alsbury <salsbury@mdshealth.com> writes >Hi there. I am an Oracle/Sybase dba. I've just been put on a project >which uses Informix Workgroup Server V7.12 on Windows NT. I have no >training or manuals in either Informix or NT, so this …
onconfig
Hi there. I am an Oracle/Sybase dba. I've just been put on a project which uses Informix Workgroup Server V7.12 on Windows NT. I have no training or manuals in either Informix or NT, so this question may appear to come from a simpleton. I issue a select * from tablename. The tab…
ISR
Internet Security Review is now available on the web. Check out details at http://www.isr.net They offer free of charge Usenet newsgroups, anonymous remail and more of that stuff...…
Re: Am I just dumb or what?
:Billy Wheeler wrote : :But instead, I thought I'd get clever and use this as an exercise in mobile :computing with NewEra. It has all the components: GUI, connectivity and a :local database. However, unless I've missed something, there's no way you :can simultaneously access the…
Re: Am I just dumb or what?
Billy Wheeler wrote > >But instead, I thought I'd get clever and use this as an exercise in mobile >computing with NewEra. It has all the components: GUI, connectivity and a >local database. However, unless I've missed something, there's no way you >can simultaneously access the …
Informix Security
Does anyone know how to identify and/or stop someone trying to break a users password in an Informix client/server environment (Using Informix Net, informix online 5.0, AIX 3.5.1). As far as I've been able to tell these bad password logon attempts are logged nowhere (within AIX …
US - SoFla - INFORMIX DEVELOPERS / SECURE-NET SERVICES
SECURE-NET SERVICES is looking for Informix developers located in the So. Fla. area to participate in an upcoming project. Please send e-mail to "jobinfo@secure-net.net" for details. No phone calls will be accepted.…
I-NET AND CA-UNICENTER
We have a client server application that establishes a connection to Informix database server on the HP-UX box using I-NET with WINSOCK DLL. It's bypassing CA-Unicenter's security system. Has anyone had this problem? Thanks…
PowerBuilder 4.0.04 and Informix Online 7.10
I understand that I need some additional software (setnet.exe, ldllsqlw.dll etc.) to connect my PowerBuilder 4.0.04 Enterprise environment in my PC with my Informix OnLine Server 7.10 in my Unix host. Any suggestions where to search (except my local representatives!!!) are welco…
Re: How to update table on a remote server from NEWERA
> Is there any way i can update table both on my local server and remote > server at the same time. Do I need to disconnect from local server > before I issue an implicit connection command? What do you mean by local and remote? If local is your PC and remote is another machin…
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…
How to update table on a remote server from NEWERA
Is there any way i can update table both on my local server and remote server at the same time. Do I need to disconnect from local server before I issue an implicit connection command? I tried to work through stored procedures but in vein!! Thanks:))…
Re: ODBC and Security
At 01:41 PM 3/3/96 -0500, Lester Knutsen wrote: >Another option for the extremely security conscious is Online/Secure. >There are trade-offs with security, and implementing a security conscious >system does take more planning and work. There are also security issues >with ODBC a…
Re: ODBC and Security
> > Some suggestions have been made as to granting and revoking access to > tables and columns. How do you deal with the situation where the 3rd party > application provides security at the value level? That is to say that a > particular user can only see rows in this table of …
Re: ODBC and Security
At 01:41 PM 3/3/96 -0500, Lester Knutsen wrote: >Another option for the extremely security conscious is Online/Secure. >There are trade-offs with security, and implementing a security conscious >system does take more planning and work. There are also security issues >with ODBC a…
Re: ODBC and Security
Hi, > Ray Kaminski said: > Some suggestions have been made as to granting and revoking access to > tables and columns. How do you deal with the situation where the 3rd party > application provides security at the value level? That is to say that a > particular user can only se…
RE: ODBC and Security
I have seen a number of items here regarding ODBC and Security. I think the problem is larger than ODBC when you are talking about client/sever apps. If you place NewEra on a PC do you not have to place I-NET on the PC in order to access the remote database? If you place I-NET…
Short Courses on Multi-level and Network Security from UC Berkeley
U.C. Berkeley Continuing Education in Engineering Announces 2 Short Courses on Computer and Network Security MULTI-LEVEL SECURITY: Information Security Issues for Effective Systems Development (February 28-March 1, 1996) Course Description This intensive course presents a compr…
ODBC and Security
I recently set up a service on my database server to allow pc clients to access our finicial database. It lives in an on-line instance and the clients use Intersolve ODBC drivers to connect to it. It works well except for security. We use relaxed permissions on our data as …
Problem - Foxpro ODBC to Informix Database
Using the Informix ODBC Driver from Intersolve to access Informix Database (5.01) When you open 6 or more local Foxpro data files you are unable to get an ODBC connection . If you get your ODBC connections first you can then open lots of Foxpro files. Obviously you can code roun…
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…
KSH setuid script doesn't work?
I've written a ksh script that tries to read from a table with security restrictions. I changed the script to setuid to the owner of the table to try to read the secure rows. This didn't work on HP/UX with Informix 5.03. The script didn't work as setuid of Informix. Any help …
HELP!! the security architecture of OnLine/Secure
Tomorrow, I will have a presentation about the OnLine/Secure. I got a technical report about it but missed an important figure of the security architecture (it is mentioned as Figure 6 on that report). If I can show this figure to my audience, that will be just wonderful. Could …
B1/C2 security level?
Does INFORMIX-OnLine/Secure remain the "only" RDBMS product with a successful NCSC B1/C2 evaluation? (As I know, in 1994 Summer, it did.) Has INFORMIX-Online/Secure got its B2 certification yet? Thank you.…
Re: Increase Security
How come nobody has mentioned "roles" yet? I thought they made security administration easier. (Of course, I would know seeing how we still use Online 5.01). Roger Tomas AG Communication Systems…
Increase Security
Our database is Informix sql 3.2 running on SCO 3.2.2 The database and all tables are currently set to "GRANT DBA to PUBLIC" and has been fine when adding new users especially as they are restricted by menu access to 4gl programs. I am currently opening up the systems to make …
Data Security
Does anyone know about a data encryption/decryption package that would would work in conjunction with an new app being built with OnLine 7.1 and Powerbuilder 3.0C? OnLine will reside on an NCR 3455 (UNIX V 4.x) PB wil be running under Windows For Workgroups or Windows 95. The de…
RE: Informix FTE position in San Francisco
Programmer Security Analyst Location: San Francisco Fulltime Opportunity Salary: 65K - 75K+ Start Date: ASAP I am looking for an Informix and or Oracle DBA/ programmer analyst that would like to focus on the security issues in a large security environment for a large financial i…
New Era Question ?
Anyone know whether New Era , using ODBC connectivity, can access more than 1 database ? We wish to compare data in the Informix database to a local PC database and depending on what New Era uncovers, write back to one or both databases Anyone have any thoughts on this ?…
Information on Online/Secure
Hi everyone, We are looking at increasing data security at one of our clients. I recently saw something on Online/Secure, but cannot get very clear information. Any experience with this engine would be appreciated, for instance would we have to change our existing 4GL program…
Security issue????
Hello there Informix gurus.... Wonder if anyone would have any suggestions on how to tackle this security issue that we're facing. At the lowest level of security in informix, we have to grant tables and columns priveleges to users. Now this is OK but what if U have a large num…
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?…
Using secure audit
Has anyone used the OnLine secure audit to track the amount of time each user accessed the database and then charged the user for the respective length of time? One of our clients -- we're a distributor for Informix -- is planning to do this with OnLine 7.1. Naturally, they'd li…
SECURITY
We need any informations about security in database systems. kacprzak@student.uci.agh.edu.pl…
Process Priority with onilne 4.10
Does Online ver 4.10 have fixed priority support like ver 7.0 does with the NOAGE onconfig param. Thanks Chris…
OnLine Secure auditing
Has anyone had experience of using the auditing feature of Informix-OnLine Secure? How useful is it as a means of tracking activity? akent@cix.compulink.co.uk (Andy Kent) ------------------------------------------------ Freelance Informix Database Specialist, Redland, Bristol, …
INFORMIX and security
Hello out there, we have to solve a security problem. Our applications have to log all user activities like an insert, update or delete of a row. Even select access should be logged with date, time, user, tablename, row-identification. Of course the first idea is programming th…
Database Security
Hi, I'm after some help. I'm currently researching 2 areas with regards to databases and would appreciate any pointers to information available either on the net or elsewhere. The areas are: 1) Database Security (including personell, data and hardware) 2) Information Systems…
Re: Row based security
from Ronald R. Larson (rrl@ccd.harris.com) > > Does anyone know if Informix (or any commercial RDBMS for that mattter) > provides for access control (security) on a row basis? I use Informix Online > 4.1 with ESQL/C and ISQL ... as far as I can tell security is provided on > a d…
Row based security
Hello. This is probally not the correct forum to address this question... but I don't know were else to look. Does anyone know if Informix (or any commercial RDBMS for that mattter) provides for access control (security) on a row basis? I use Informix Online 4.1 with ESQL/C an…
Re: Combination of ODBC and Informix engine on MSDOS?
In <1993Oct4.101334.14335@nixvia> paul.via@sni.de (Paul Bauwens) writes: >In our current project we are using Windows 3.1/ODBC to access the Informix >database on our UNIX server. >The ODBC driver connects to REMSQL, which is part of the Informix/Star product. >In order to spee…
Combination of ODBC and Informix engine on MSDOS?
In our current project we are using Windows 3.1/ODBC to access the Informix database on our UNIX server. The ODBC driver connects to REMSQL, which is part of the Informix/Star product. In order to speed up development we want to be able to use ODBC to connect to a local Informix…
Security Version
Hi Netters, I have heard, that there should be a certified informix version now on the markte. as far as I know they have received there certificaton last days. Does anybody know something about this ? On which plattforms with which sec-os is the evaluation done ? rcr -- Rainer…
PRESS RELEASE: Informix Ships New Release of Secure Database
Informix Ships New Release of Secure Database Baltimore, MD, (September 20, 1993) Informix Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: IFMX) today announced the availability of INFORMIX-OnLine/Secure 5.0, a new version of its multilevel secure database server for secure UNIX platforms, and INFORM…
PRESS RELEASE: INFORMIX-ONLINE/SECURE FIRST B1, C2 RATED SECURE DATABASE
INFORMIX-ONLINE/SECURE FIRST B1, C2 RATED SECURE DATABASE OnLine/Secure Submitted to NCSC for B2 Security Evaluation Fort Meade, MD, (Sept. 14, 1993) Informix Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:IFMX) and the National Computer Security Center (NCSC), today announced that INFORMIX-OnLine/Se…
network security
We have a system set up with two RS/6000s, one as our database server and one as a "software server". Our users rexec a command from their PCs to run our application on the latter machine. We run I-Net and I-Star for the communications between the machines. The users have to h…
Security for Informix
I remember that not too long ago, there was some discussion concerning security for Informix. I would like to know whether there is any comprehensive solution that can plug the holes due to the use of hosts.equiv as required by Informix. Or is it an 'incurable' problem?…
access security
Path: emory!wupost!uunet!mcsun!corton!gsiserv!news From: sopena@gsi.fr (Christophe Sopena) Newsgroups: comp.databases.informix Message-ID: <564@gsiserv.UUCP> Date: 19 Mar 92 10:58:32 GMT Sender: news@gsiserv.UUCP Reply-To: sopena@gsi.fr (Christophe Sopena) Organization: gsi We u…
Re: Security
If a program supports escaping to the shell, then *it* must set things up to fork the child process. It is by convention only that it uses the contents of $SHELL as the program that controls the process. We have a number of users who log into ID's that are "locked into" menu sy…
Re: Security
> (cheryl@redriverad-emhl) writes . . . > > Since security has been brought up.... > > In regard to security in informix perform screens. > > [stuff deleted] > > I was able at one time to prevent users from getting to the shell with ! > but have forgotten and lost my notes. The …
Security
<<Response to - Subject: Still no luck with permissions << <<NB: no-one except user informix should be logged into group informix, or <<have group informix as one of their supplementary groups. It blows any <<security if they do! << <<See also "Using Informix-SQL" by me for anot…
Database Security
Forwarded message: > From informix-list-owner%rmy.emory.edu@rmy.rmy.emory.edu Wed Oct 16 20:37:09 1991 > Date: Wed, 16 Oct 91 18:00:12 -0400 > From: Walt Hultgren {rmy} <walt@mathcs.emory.edu> > Message-Id: <9110162200.AA19563@emory.mathcs.emory.edu> > To: informix-news-gate@rmy …
Database security
Path: emory!wupost!uunet!munnari.oz.au!deakin.OZ.AU!rand!auzodt3!shaneb From: shaneb@auzodt3.mel.cocam.oz.au (Shane Booth) Newsgroups: comp.databases.informix Message-ID: <503@rand.mel.cocam.oz.au> Date: 9 Oct 91 02:31:50 GMT Sender: usenet@rand.mel.cocam.oz.au Organization: Co-C…