Re: unlogged database

ok, i tried it from the OS prompt.. it kept looking for the tape physically. So i decided to change it in onmonitor. At the "parameters/initialize" menu, settings appear like this... INITIALIZATION: Make desired changes and press ESC to record changes. Press Interrupt to abort changes. Press F2 or CTRL-F for field-level help. DISK PARAMETERS Page Size [ 2] Kbytes Mirror [N] Tape Dev. [/dev/rmt/0n ] Block Size [ 16] Kbytes Total Tape Size [ 10240] Kbytes Log Tape Dev. [/dev/null ] Block Size [ 16] Kbytes Total Tape Size [ 10240] Kbytes Stage Blob [ ] Root Name [rootdbs ] Root Size [ 100000] Kbytes Primary Path [/export/home/sw/informix/etc/online_root ] Root Offset [ 0] Kbytes Mirror Path [ ] Mirror Offset [ 0] Kbytes Phy. Log Size [ 1000] Kbytes Log. Log Size [ 1500] Kbytes Number of Logical Logs [ 6] but changing the tapedev to /dev/null gives this scary warning: continue (y/n) This step will overwrite your existing primary/mirror cooked ROOT DBspace. shall i continue? thanks. =O On Wed, 17 Feb 1999, Steve Romankiw wrote: > You can do the following: > > set TAPEDEV = /dev/null > > ontape -s -L 0 -U <dblist> # Creates an unbuffered log database > ontape -s -L 0 -A <dblist> # Creates an ansi logging database> > Steve Romankiw > > Roberto Dircio Palacios-Macedo wrote: > > > i have a big database, unfortunately it isn't logged, so I want it to be > > on log mode ansi, how to?. I'm thinking about re-cerating it. =( > > > > thanx > > > > ____roberto dircio palacios macedo__________________________________ > > __ | | > > /\\_\\__ | Interactive and | http://ict.udlap.mx/people/roberto > > \\/_/\\_\\ | Cooperative | tel:(22)292431 > > /\\_\\/_/ | Technologies Lab. | mail: is092756@cca.pue.udlap.mx > > \\/_/ ict | UDLA-P, Mexico. | > > __________|____________________|____________________________________ > > > ____roberto dircio palacios macedo__________________________________ __ | | /\\_\\__ | Interactive and | http://ict.udlap.mx/people/roberto \\/_/\\_\\ | Cooperative | tel:(22)292431 /\\_\\/_/ | Technologies Lab. | mail: is092756@cca.pue.udlap.mx \\/_/ ict | UDLA-P, Mexico. | __________|____________________|____________________________________ Just for the sake of it make sure you're always frowning it shows the world that you have substance and depth. Tennant/Lowe ____________________________________________________________________