Re: Background ontape -c problem

At 02:48 01/01/26 +0000, russ_kahler@andersonsinc.com wrote: Hi. Please check the following. Errorno 1 means "NOT super-user". ifmx28% ls -l $INFORMIXDIR/bin/ontape-rwsr-sr-x 1 root informix 2231520 Jul 13 2000 ontape ^^^^ <- Another user? Please check owner,permition. >I am running Informix 9.21FC-1 on an HP 9000 N4000 running HP-UX 11.00. >I have been running ontape -c in a small script that executes in the >background via a batch command for about 18 months now with no problems >at all.Here is the output of the script: > >export INFORMIXSERVER=baan >export INFORMIXDIR=/informix >export ONCONFIG=onconfig.baan >export PATH=$PATH:$INFORMIXDIR/bin> >/usr/bin/rm /tmp/inf_logfile.log >/usr/bin/touch /tmp/inf_logfile.log > >ontape -c >>/tmp/inf_logfile.log << EOF>echo >EOF > > > >I rebooted the system the other day, as part of a normal procedure, and >when the system came back up- the /sbin/init.d process that brings the >engine back up did just that, but the batch process that executes the >statup of the ontape -c process did not work: > >batch <<EOF >inf_log.backup >EOF > >When I looked in the logfile, I found the following error: > >Could not set resource limit: errno 1 > >There are no other signs of error except for an rc=255 in the cron log. >Dmesg, /var/adm/syslog, the online log, and console log are all empty- >the process just seems to fail with the above message. > >Ontape -c will run to the same tape drive when run interactively- it >just will not work in batch. Cron does not seem to affect the nightly >full backup as well- it runs fine. > >Here are the tape specs: > >MSGPATH /informix/logs/online_prod.log # System message log file >path >CONSOLE /informix/logs/console_prod.log # System console message >path >ALARMPROGRAM /informix/etc/no_log.sh # Alarm program path >#ALARMPROGRAM /informix/etc/log_full.sh # Alarm program path >TBLSPACE_STATS 1 # Maintain tblspace statistics> ># System Archive Tape Device > >TAPEDEV /dev/rmt/1m # Tape device path>#TAPEDEV /dev/null # Tape device path >TAPEBLK 2048 # Tape block size (Kbytes) >TAPESIZE 50000000 # Maximum amount of data to put on tape >(Kbytes)> ># Log Archive Tape Device > >LTAPEDEV /dev/rmt/0m # Log tape device path>#LTAPEDEV /dev/null # Log tape device path >LTAPEBLK 2048 # Log tape block size (Kbytes)> > >I've called both HP and Informix- neither one is sure where the problem >is. > >Thanks, > >Russ Kahler >Technical Services Analyst >The Andersons >Maumee Ohio > > > > >Sent via Deja.com >http://www.deja.com/ -- Tsutomu Ogiwara Technical Group & Red Brick Group, Informix Sales Promotion Dept ITOCHU TECHNO-SCIENCE Corporation YASUKUNI KUDAN-MINAMI BLDG., 2-3-14, KUDAN-MINAMI, CHIYODA-KU TOKYO,1 02-0074 JAPAN Phone:+81-3-5212-4891 Fax:+81-3-5212-4889 E-mail:Tsutomu.Ogiwara@ctc-g.co.jp / tsutoo@my-deja.com