Re: create new user

On Wed, 13 Sep 2000, Paul Watson wrote: > Andreas Lommel wrote: > > > > Hi there ! I have IDS 7.30 on solaris. What must I do to create a new > > user ? > > useradd > > > Is it enough to create a user in the group informix on unix ? > > Yes > > > After that to give him rights on tables in the datadases ? > > Yes A small question. Why doesn't informix manage the users which will use the database, like postgres does? -- "And I'm happy, because you make me feel good, about me." - Melvin Udall ----------------------------------------------------------------- Mart'n Marqu's email: martin@math.unl.edu.ar Santa Fe - Argentina http://math.unl.edu.ar/~martin/ Administrador de sistemas en math.unl.edu.ar -----------------------------------------------------------------

"Martin A. Marques" wrote: > > On Wed, 13 Sep 2000, Paul Watson wrote: > > Andreas Lommel wrote: > > > > > > Hi there ! I have IDS 7.30 on solaris. What must I do to create a new > > > user ? > > > > useradd > > > > > Is it enough to create a user in the group informix on unix ? > > > > Yes > > > > > After that to give him rights on tables in the datadases ? > > > > Yes > > A small question. Why doesn't informix manage the users which will use the > database, like postgres does? Why bother with the overhead and hassle when you have a perfectly good solution at the OS level? -- Paul Watson # WF Software Ltd # You are only young once Tel: +44 1436 674729 # but you can be immature Fax: +44 1436 678693 # for ever www.wfsoftware.com #