Re: Looking for a clever suggestion for inittab and

>>>> FProse <fprose@rocketmail.com> 09/01/99 10:57PM >>> >The inittab files on our AIX systems have an entry for rc.informix (to >start Informix at boot). This normally works fine but we recently ran >into a situation where a combination of AIX/Informix Parameters caused >the whole system to crash, go through recovery, only to crash >again...you get the idea. > >To clear the situation we finally had to boot from cd-rom and rename >the rc.informix file so that inittab couldn't find it. Then we fixed >the problem and brought Informix up manually. > >This prompted the question "is there a way that we could put a prompt >with a timeout in the rc.informix file. If no one responded it would >bring up Informix.". Have you tested to see if your rc scripts will accept keyboard input? If it does then it starightforward to write bit of code to do this Paul Watson WF Software Ltd Tel: +44 1436 674729 Fax: +44 1436 678729 www.wfsoftware.com/informix # If you broke it, hide the evidence ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. www.mimesweeper.com **********************************************************************