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RE: Physical restore failed - could not fork server connection

Posted in 2004

Topics: Backup & Restore, Versions, Editions & End-of-Life

Alexey Sonkin — — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

Karim, Are You able to perform 'oninit -i' from the same terminal session, from which You tried to restore IDS? Is there any message in 'online.log'? ------------------------------------------ Alexey Sonkin Senior Database Administrator > -----Original Message----- > From: Karim Kamara [mailto:kkamara@jawaby.co.uk] > Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 8:11 AM > To: informix-list@iiug.org > Subject: Physical restore failed - could not fork server connection > > I get the following error message when I try to restore a level 0 archive > from tape via the "ontape -r" command: > "Physical restore failed - could not fork server connection". > I'm using IDS 7.30.UC2 on SCO OpenServer 5.0.7. > > Any help most appreciated. > > Regards, > > Karim Kamara > sending to informix-list

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Ferronato — — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

Karim Have you preset the environment variables: INFORMIXSERVER INFORMIXDIR ONCONFIG ??????????????????? Are you trying to do it login as "informix" user ??? Pay attention: if you run the command "oninit -i" you'll destroy all data in your chunks. Bye, best regards. R. Ferronato Alexey Sonkin <alexeis@grandvirtual.com> wrote in message news:<c131pv$2m4$1@terabinaries.xmission.com>... > Karim, > > Are You able to perform 'oninit -i' from the same > terminal session, from which You tried to restore IDS? > Is there any message in 'online.log'? > > ------------------------------------------ > Alexey Sonkin > Senior Database Administrator > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Karim Kamara [mailto:kkamara@jawaby.co.uk] > > Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 8:11 AM > > To: informix-list@iiug.org > > Subject: Physical restore failed - could not fork server connection > > > > I get the following error message when I try to restore a level 0 archive > > from tape via the "ontape -r" command: > > "Physical restore failed - could not fork server connection". > > I'm using IDS 7.30.UC2 on SCO OpenServer 5.0.7. > > > > Any help most appreciated. > > > > Regards, > > > > Karim Kamara > > > > sending to informix-list

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