Re: permission

Maria L. Wilson wrote: > Maria L. Wilson wrote: > > > > Hi all, > > > > I have informix 7.23 on Solaris 2.6 and am having the following > > problem... > > > > As user informix, I can access any tools installed and do any of the > > onstat, oncheck, etc commands with no problems. > > > > As a user, I can access tools fine (dbaccess, esql, etc..) but if i try > > to do any of the onstat commands or onmonitor i get the following error: > > onstat: Shared memory: permission denied. > > when I try to get into onmonitor, it says nothing just returns my > > cursor. > > > > I have checked permissions in bin and compared them to the onlinefiles > > file but they all look the same. I also tried to re-install IDS, CLI > > and Connect in the order > > 1.CLI - 2.5 > > 2.IDS - 7.23 > > 3.Connect - 7.23 > > and I'm not getting anywhere. > > > > Any help would be appreciated..... > > Maria > > -------------------------------------------------------- > > Maria L. Wilson 757.766.8265 > > Computer Sciences Corporation 757.766.2571 fax > > NASA Langley Research Center m.l.wilson@larc.nasa.gov > > 3217 North Armistead Ave. http://www.larc.nasa.gov > > Hampton, Va 23666 > > -------------------------------------------------------- > > If there is no God, who pops up the next Kleenex? > > -- Art Hoppe > > -------------------------------------------------------- > > Thanks to all who have replied..... So far I have checked the > permissions in the bin directory and they all look fine.... > > -rwxr-sr-x 1 informix informix 1246772 Apr 6 13:31 onstat* > > I have also looked into the /etc/passwd file and group files. They are > managed by YP, but they all have informix in them. > > Also Jonathan, the files are not NFS mounted. I have also reinstalled > twice! > > I've opened a case for this with tech support (they have been helpful) > but STILL can't find the solution. > > HELP!!!! > > Thanks again. Maria Wilson Hi Maria, did you check also oninit? it must belong to root with sticky bits set. -rwsr-sr-- 1 root informix 7320579 Oct 16 16:17 oninit I've seen very strange behaviour if the sticky bits were missing or some of the programs did not belong to root. Below are my settings: -rwxr-xr-x 1 informix informix 2427 Jul 11 1997 cace -rwsr-sr-x 1 root informix 1422927 May 24 1997 cdragt -rwxr-xr-x 1 informix informix 1682 Jul 11 1997 chkengine -rwxr-xr-x 1 informix informix 541929 May 24 1997 chkenv -rwxr-xr-x 1 informix informix 1932 Jul 11 1997 chkserver -rwxr-xr-x 1 informix informix 2424 Jul 11 1997 cperf -rwxr-xr-x 1 informix informix 4713 May 24 1997 cron_autovop -rwxr-xr-x 1 informix informix 546198 May 24 1997 crtcmap -rwxr-xr-x 1 informix informix 1632336 Oct 16 16:17 dbaccess -rwxr-xr-x 1 informix informix 4787 May 24 1997 dbaccessdemo7 -rwxr-xr-x 1 informix informix 1226409 Oct 16 16:17 dbexport -rwxr-xr-x 1 informix informix 1102047 Oct 16 16:17 dbimport -rwxr-xr-x 1 informix informix 1116128 Oct 16 16:17 dbload -rwxr-xr-x 1 informix informix 1222681 Oct 16 16:17 dbschema -rwxr-xr-x 1 informix informix 5531 May 24 1997 esqlcobdemo7 -rwxr-xr-x 1 informix informix 6484 May 24 1997 esqlcobol -rwxr-xr-x 1 informix informix 4102 May 24 1997 finderr -rwxr-xr-x 1 informix informix 9948 May 24 1997 glfiles -rwxr-xr-x 1 informix informix 541013 May 24 1997 infxmsg -rwxr-xr-x 1 informix informix 2124 May 24 1997 infxserver -rwxr-xr-x 1 informix informix 4164419 May 24 1997 ipload -rwxr-xr-x 5 informix informix 901526 Oct 16 15:55 isql -rwxr-xr-x 1 informix informix 10745 Jul 11 1997 isqldemo -rwxr-xr-x 1 informix informix 5561 May 24 1997 makerun -rwxr-xr-x 1 root informix 5399 Apr 07 14:10 makerun.happy -rwsr-sr-x 1 root informix 544826 May 24 1997 mkdbsdir -rwxr-xr-x 1 informix informix 539770 May 24 1997 msgfile -rwxr-xr-x 1 root informix 333426 Apr 07 14:11 newrun -rwxr-sr-x 1 informix informix 3138421 May 24 1997 onarchive -rwsr-sr-x 1 root informix 1082874 Oct 16 16:17 onaudit -rwxr-sr-x 1 informix informix 2484359 May 24 1997 onautovop -rwsr-sr-x 1 root informix 1878512 May 24 1997 onbar -rwsr-sr-x 1 informix informix 2016991 May 24 1997 oncatlgr -rwxr-sr-x 1 informix informix 1561568 Oct 16 16:17 oncheck -rwxr-xr-x 1 informix informix 1224855 Oct 16 16:21 oncockpit -rwxr-sr-x 1 informix informix 1924481 May 24 1997 ondatartr -rwsr-sr-x 1 root informix 1623123 May 24 1997 ondblog -rwsr-sr-x 1 root informix 1038915 May 24 1997 onedcu -rwxr-sr-x 1 informix informix 182879 May 24 1997 onedpu -rwsr-sr-- 1 root informix 7320579 Oct 16 16:17 oninit -rwxr-sr-x 1 informix informix 2392489 May 24 1997 onkeymgr -rwxr-sr-x 1 informix informix 845345 Oct 16 16:17 onload -rwxr-sr-x 1 informix informix 980438 Oct 16 16:17 onlog -rwsr-sr-x 1 root informix 938389 Oct 16 16:17 onmode -rwsr-sr-x 1 root informix 2642475 Oct 16 16:17 onmonitor -rwxr-sr-x 1 informix informix 1187895 Oct 16 16:17 onparams -rwxr-xr-x 1 informix informix 2363015 May 24 1997 onperf -rwxr-sr-x 1 informix informix 1879112 May 24 1997 onpload -rwxr-xr-x 1 informix informix 1718769 Oct 16 16:21 onprobe -rwsr-sr-x 1 root informix 595406 Oct 16 16:17 onshowaudit -rwsr-sr-x 1 root informix 1838648 May 24 1997 onsnmp -rwxr-sr-x 1 informix informix 1179845 Oct 16 16:17 onspaces -rwsr-sr-x 1 root informix 35862 May 24 1997 onsrvapd -rwxr-sr-x 1 informix informix 1807574 Oct 16 16:17 onstat -rwsr-sr-x 1 root informix 1558239 Oct 16 16:17 ontape -rwxr-sr-x 1 informix informix 845345 Oct 16 16:17 onunload -rwxr-xr-x 1 informix informix 5323 May 24 1997 rofferr -rwxr-xr-x 5 informix informix 901526 Oct 16 15:55 sacego -rwxr-xr-x 5 informix informix 901526 Oct 16 15:55 saceprep -rwxr-xr-x 1 informix informix 1632 Jul 11 1997 salesdemo -rwxr-xr-x 5 informix informix 901526 Oct 16 15:55 sformbld -rwsr-sr-x 1 root informix 129736 May 24 1997 sgidsh -rwsr-sr-x 1 root system 978 May 24 1997 snmpdm -rwsr-sr-x 1 root system 253068 May 24 1997 snmpdp -rwxr-xr-x 5 informix informix 901526 Oct 16 15:55 sperform -rwxr-xr-x 1 informix informix 6644 Jul 11 1997 sqldemo -rwxr-xr-x 1 informix informix 2090 May 24 1997 start_autovop -rwxr--r-- 1 informix informix 3883 May 24 1997 start_oncatlgr -rwxr-xr-x 1 informix informix 2779 May 24 1997 stop_autovop -rwxr--r-- 1 informix informix 3357 May 24 1997 stop_oncatlgr -rwxr-xr-x 1 informix informix 895410 May 24 1997 xtrace -rwxr-sr-x 1 informix informix 1312529 May 24 1997 xtree Regards Helmut Leininger Bull AG / Vienna Unix Support Email: Helmut.Leininger@bull.net