Re: oninit: Cannot open chunk '/dev/online_root'. errno = 2

online_root doesn't DO anything. It is the default name of the Unix file or raw device that holds your root dbspace. You are using the default value for ROOTPATH in the onconfig file. You need to create a link to a device file (if using a raw device) or create a file-system file, using some name that means something to you, like maybe /dev/mydatabase_root. Actually, it is usually a good idea to keep these things out of the /dev filesystem, if for no other reason than to separate your database stuff from your Unix stuff. Anyway, after you have created the raw device link or the cooked file, change the value for ROOTPATH in the onconfig, then retry your 'oninit -i'. By the way, the value for errno should be contained in a /usr/include/sys/errno.h, at least that's where it is on the Unix machines I've played with. Don't have a Linux box close at hand to check. If you look there, you'll probably find that errno=2 translates to something like: #define ENOENT 2 /* No such file or directory */ which might have helped you decipher this earlier. > Hello, > > I have encountered the error below. > Can someone please help ? > I am using IDS/LE > Thank you very much. :) > > -------------- Error Msg ----------------------------- > $ oninit -i> > This action will initialize Informix Dynamic Server; > any existing Informix Dynamic Server databases will NOT be accessible - > Do you wish to continue (y/n)? y > oninit: Cannot open chunk '/dev/online_root'. errno = 2 > oninit: Fatal error in shared memory initialization > ----------------------------------------------------- > What does online_root do ? Mark Collins mcollins@us.dhl.com Words that come to mean everything may finally mean nothing; yet their very emptiness may allow them to be filled with a mesmerizing glamour.