Re: problems installing informix 7.31 on aix

Ernst Meyer wrote: > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > > ------=_NextPart_000_0049_01C3250C.FA904520 > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Don't post mime. > We are edging closer.=20 > > I put in the TERM=3Dvt100 variable, PLUS export INFORMIXTERM=3Dterminfo. = > This allowed me to start onmonitor. However, now I am stuck in onmonitor = > itself.=20 Stuck? > When going to 'parameters', initialize', I am stuck on the line 'Primary = > Path' where I am supposed to put in the pathname of the root dbspace = > chunk. I have no idea what that means, nor do I want to ;-). I merely = > want to get a test database up and running.=20 Eeek, then I think you have the wrong product. There is more to setting up IDS than just hitting the install button. There are several configuration parameters to set as well as your sqlhosts file. All documented in the fine manuals. Have you considered using SE instead? > Do you have any suggestions what to put in there, or if I should make = > any modifications to the onconfig file to work around this? That's your primary disk storage, so there's no work around. You have 3 choices; use a database server that requires less administration, get an administrator to do it for you, become an administrator yourself. Cheers, -- Mark. +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------+ | Mark D. Stock mailto:mdstock@MydasSolutions.com |//////// /| | Mydas Solutions Ltd http://MydasSolutions.com |///// / //| | +-----------------------------------+//// / ///| | |We value your comments, which have |/// / ////| | |been recorded and automatically |// / /////| | |emailed back to us for our records.|/ ////////| +----------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------+