Permissions on Informix raw devices.

In <matuscak-1907941336040001@zaphod.rohrer.com> matuscak@rohrer.com (Joe Matuscak) writes: } Im running OnLine 4.1 on a DECsystem 5000. All of my chunks are in raw } partitions. Recently, in the midst of problem with one of our } applications, a support person from the application vendor told us that we } chould change the way the permissions on the raw devices are set. Ive set } the character special devices to user informix, group informix and 660 } permissions. I pointed out to them that this is what's documented in the } OnLine Administrators guide. They said that they were told by an Informix } engineer that the book was wrong, and that both the character special and } block special devices had to be set to user informix, group informix and } 666 permissions. } } So, my question is, is the book right or not? } } Thanks. } } -- } Joe Matuscak } Rohrer Corporation } 717 Seville Road } Wadsworth, Ohio 44281 } (216)335-1541 } Matuscak@Rohrer.com We have ours set about nineteen different ways, and they all work pretty well. I was going to look and report that we were in accordance with the OL Admin guide, but we're not. We use links, grouped and owned by informix, to the char devices, which are also grouped and owned by informix, while the block devices are grouped and owned by system and root. None of this seems to make too much difference, as long as informix thinks it owns what it can see, i.e. the link. If informix can write and read the raw stuff then it should work. I think that if it doesn't work then you'll know it right away. Go with what the book says. Good luck, __________________________________________________________________ | Clem Akins Standard Disclaimers Apply | | Reynolds Metals Co. "Climb High, Cave Deep!" | | Muscle Shoals, Alabama USA cwakins@leia.rmc.com | |________________________________________________________________|