Re: Permissions on Informix raw devices.

Joe Matuscak (matuscak@rohrer.com) wrote: : 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? Set special devices to user informix, group informix and 660. This right. Bye, Marc +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ Marc Jung Tel. (49)7125 9698 0 Jung Electronic Fax. (49)7125 9698 98 Friedenstr. 16 Email: marc@jung.rt.schwaben.de 72584 Huelben Ampr: dl5saq@db0sao.ampr.org President of Informix User Group Germany +===================================================================+