Online 7.11.UC1 - Cant set soctcp if service in local /etc/services

Hi All Pardon me if this is a stupid question. We are running Online 7.11.UC1 = on HP-UX 10.01. This machine is on a TCP/IP network and is running = yellow pages. When I create an instance I usually set up a shared memory = as well as a socket service, with the service names in both sqlhosts and = in services file, like so: onconfig file: DBSERVERNAME test_shm # Name of default database server DBSERVERALIASES test_soc # List of alternate dbservernames NETTYPE ipcshm,1,50,CPU # Override sqlhosts nettype params NETTYPE soctcp,1,50,NET # Override sqlhosts nettype params sqlhosts file: test_shm onipcshm costello test_shm test_soc onsoctcp costello test_soc /etc/services file: test_soc 1665/tcp test_shm 1666/tcp Previously we would propagate the services into the Yellow pages, but = now we are getting more choosy about putting the instances that dont = need to be accessed across the network. I find that if we dont put the services on the Yellow pages, then we = cant set up the socket connexion. The instance refuses to startup, and = gives error no. -931. The contents of the log file is as follows: Tue Feb 11 09:46:42 1997 09:46:42 init_alarm(): alarmprog =3D '/usr/informix/dba/alarm.sh' shell =3D '/bin/sh' 09:46:42 DR: DRAUTO is 0 (Off) 09:46:43 INFORMIX-OnLine Initialized -- Shared Memory Initialized. 09:46:43 Physical Recovery Started. 09:46:43 Physical Recovery Complete: 0 Pages Restored. 09:46:43 Logical Recovery Started. 09:46:44 listener-thread: err =3D -931: Cannot locate test53_soc = service/tcp service in /etc/services. 09:46:44 Attempting to bring listener thread down 09:46:44 PANIC: Attempting to bring system down finderr -931 gives me: -931 Cannot locate servicename service/tcp service in /etc/services. The service noted is not listed in the network configuration file /etc/services (UNIX) or \\etc\\services (DOS). Check the $INFORMIXDIR/etc/sqlhosts file and make sure that the service name for the desired server is correct. If so, contact your network administrator and find out why the service is not known. If you are using INFORMIX-OnLine for NetWare, check the \\etc\\services file on the client for the required entries. When I mask out DBSERVERALIAS and the second NETTYPE (for soctcp) in the = onconfig file, the system comes up OK. I have a line of reasoning that goes like this. If I have not put the = service in the Yellow pages, then obviously I dont want the database = instance accessed across the network, hence I can do with the shared = memory connexion, which is faster in any case. So Informix decides that = I dont need the socket connexion and does not allow me one. However = there may be a case when I want to access the instance from the same = machine using a socket connexion. Also the message is somewhat confusing = since I have an entry in /etc/services. So actually I am not really = convinced with my reasoning. I dont really know if my reasoning is sound. I would appreciate some = feedback from more experienced and knowledgeable Informixers. TIA Sujit Pal