Re: db cockpit

If you have any trouble with DB/Cockpit, try to run onprobe and oncockpit with -log option: onprobe -log onprobe.log oncockpit -log oncockpit.log Then you can look into these files. onprobe -- and oncockpit -- provide usage messages. Vitaly On Fri, 13 Oct 1995, Lester Knutsen wrote: } > Hal Cooper - hal@teleport.com said: } > I'm just getting used to 7.1 } > There is a program called dbcockpit which looks interesting. It is a } > graphical program but the manual doesn't say how to access it. Is this an } > X windows program or do I need a windows client. It doesn't seem to run } > when I try to use it from a telnet session. Thanks for your help! } } Hal, } } Cockpit is an X program had has two parts, Onprobe collects data } and Oncockpit displays it. This is a quick summary of setting } it up but you really need the manual( DB Cockpit user manual) that } comes with Online 7.1 } } 1. Add a service to your /etc/services file } eg. } cockpit 19999/tcp } ^^^^^ - This number must be unique in } the file. } } 2. Set your INFORMIXSERVER environmemt variable to the correct } one for network access (NOT onipcshm) in your sqlhosts file. } } 3. Set your xhosts permissions so the results can be diaplayed } on your X terminal. } } 4. Start Onprobe by typing onprobe. } } 5. Start OnCockpit by typing oncockpit. } } Sit back and watch your system... } } Another interesting tool in 7.1 is Onperf, type onperf on } an X terminal. } } Regards - Lester } } ############################################################################# } # Lester Knutsen lester@access.digex.net # } # Advanced DataTools Corporation Voice: 703-256-0267 # } # Grant group privileges for Informix databases with DB Privileges # } # Visit our Web page: http://www.access.digex.net/~lester # } ############################################################################# } } } ---------------------------------------------------- Vitaly Volchek Com Software Industries e-mail: vitaly@applicom.co.il phone: (972)-9-598953 at work ----------------------------------------------------