Re: Informix Server 9.4 Installation Problem

"navdeep virk" <nvirk@msn.com> wrote in message news:<bc2f6q$up2$1@terabinaries.xmission.com>... > I was trying to install the Informix Server 9.4 (downloaded from iiug site) > on to a Windows Xp machine .The server does start up by "starts ol_ibm" and > I can see the output of onstat . However on invoking dbaccess I get the > Error "-908 Attempt to connect to database server (servername) failed." . > Also, During Initialization the "sysmaster" database is not built .Digging > further I have found that the Local machine password should be same as the > informix password . As far as I know I do not have a password for my local > machine . How can I solve this issue ? . I tried logging in as user > "informix" and without a password I did not work . > > My machine's name is "IBM" and during previous installation of IDS ( IDS > PE) it was called "DEFAULT" , I looked up the hosts files ,there is an > entry for localhost "127.0.0.1 DEFAULT" . do I need to change it to > "IBM" as that is the name of my machine now ?. > > sqlhosts shows the entry "turbo 1526/tcp" ,which I presume is > correct. > > Somehow the initialization is not picking the correct values and fails to > create smi tables. > > Anybody encountered similar problem ?. would appreciate any pointers . > > Thanks > > Navdeep > > _________________________________________________________________ > The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail Run the setnet tool provided with Informix. The tool sets the environment. Make sure your DB server and host name are correct.