RE: IDS 9.40: Logical Logs - how do I direct to /dev/null

Another trick is to set LTAPEDEV to the pathname of a symbolic link. That way you can change the link without having to update $ONCONFIG and bounce the engine. For example, you could set LTAPEDEV to /dev/rmt/logs, which could be a symbolic link to a tape device (e.g. /dev/rmt/0u). Then, if necessary, you could change /dev/rmt/logs to point to /dev/null instead. John -----Original Message----- From: owner-informix-list@iiug.org [mailto:owner-informix-list@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Art S. Kagel Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 9:54 AM To: informix-list@iiug.org Subject: Re: IDS 9.40: Logical Logs - how do I direct to /dev/null Adam Bradley wrote: > Hi, > > I am running IDS 9.40 with HP-UX 11.11. On my test > server, in $ONCONFIG I want to be able to have the > Logical logs writing to /dev/null but the engine won't > let me do this. > > I know I could do this in earlier versions of Informix > and it's been a while since I've touched this stuff. > > Can I write logical logs to /dev/null and if so how? > > Thanks, > Adam You either have to bounce the engine after changing LTAPEDEV or use onmonitor to change it. CHanging the file does not modify the version of LTAPEDEV that's in shared memory which is the one that the engine will use to decide whether to clear the logs or wait for someone to back them up. Onmonitor will change the file AND the shared memory version. Art S. Kagel sending to informix-list