Re: onstat: Shared memory: permission denied.

In article <357856A7.7FA762C0@garpac.com>, Jacob Salomon <jake@garpac.com> writes >INFORMIX-OnLine Version 7.12.UC1 >AIX ***** 1 4 *********** > >Hi Family. > >I have run into an anomaly on an AIX machine. Normally, even as a >vanilla user, I can run onstat commands and even get a limted menu >onmonitor. > >On this system, onstat earns me the above message. If I try to run >onmonitor, I get: > >Unable to attach to shared memory. >Permission denied > >YARGHHHhhhh!! >What could possible be causing this grief? I have compared the ipcs -m >output on another AIX system: > >Where I have no problem: >m 36865 0x52574801 --rw-rw---- root informix >m 36866 0x52574802 --rw-rw---- root informix >m 16387 0x52574803 --rw-rw-rw- root informix >m 8196 0x52574804 --rw-rw---- root informix >m 4102 0x52574805 --rw-rw---- root informix >m 7 0x52574806 --rw-rw---- root informix ^^^^^ > >And on the system where I can't do it: >m 20481 0x52574801 --rw-rw---- informix informix >m 20482 0x52574802 --rw-rw---- informix informix >m 4101 0x52574803 --rw-rw-rw- informix informix ^^^^^^^^^ A difference... check the permissions on oninit and onstat... perhaps onstat is missing the setuid-bit. Heck, I'd check all the permissions on Informix executables.. > >No significant difference I can see. > >So wazzamatta? > >Thanks. -- David Williams Maintainer of the Informix FAQ Primary site (Beta Version) http://www.smooth1.demon.co.uk Official site http://www.iiug.org/techinfo/faq/faq_top.html I see you standin', Standin' on your own, It's such a lonely place for you, For you to be If you need a shoulder, Or if you need a friend, I'll be here standing, Until the bitter end... So don't chastise me Or think I, I mean you harm... All I ever wanted Was for you To know that I care