Re: ODBC to Linux connection. Error -956?

Joe Archer wrote: >Hi, > >I'm trying to get a windows client to connect to my SE server on Linux >(Red Hat 5.2). The problem I'm having is when I run Ilogin, I get an >error -956 ("Client client-name is not in /etc/hosts.equiv on the >remote host."). I can watch, when I try to connect, and see messages >indicating that my client login is not accepted, so I know there are >communications going back and forth over the net. > >So, I'm assuming that the message is correct. However, I don't have a >"hosts.equiv". I have "hosts.allow" and "hosts.deny". How do you go >about getting a connection from an ODBC client to the Linux server? >Does anyone have an example of values to use on the Server and Client >settings? > >Also, I'm using the Client SDK 2.01 with the Informix Driver 3.01. Any >ideas will be greatly appreciated! > >Thanks, > >Joe. > You could try three ways: 1. Set your client address/name in /etc/hosts.equiv. I don't think hosts.allow/hosts.deny is a replacement for hosts.equiv. 2. Add yout client address/name in $HOME/.rhosts 3. Make a correct configuration on client using SETNET utility. - You could try setting the Password option to "Password" and enter the password and user name in SetNet - You could try setting the Password option to "Ask Password at runtime". Then, when you are trying to connect through ODBC you will get a prompt to enter the password. - Set the Password option to "No password". In this case you should set the login/password string in connection string in your application. IMHO the third way is most acceptable. Hope it helps, Octav -- Octav Chiriac Phone: (373) 2 21 20 96 NetInfo S.R.L. Fax: (373) 2 21 20 96 Chisinau (373) 2 24 00 83 Moldova, Republic of mailto:com@netinfo.moldova.net