Re: configuration of Informix client on a unix box

In article <34FADC51.118E654F@maxmobil.at>, Martin M. HEIN <martin.hein@maxmobil.at> writes >Hi everybody, > >at my local site I have got the following infrastructure: > > * a Informix 7.2 DB running under M$ WinNT 4.0 (don't know why, but > things can't be changed!!!) > * an Informix ESQL client running under Sun Solaris 2.5.1, which has > to connect to the WinNT-DB > >My problem now is, I cannot connect to this DB under an circumstance, >and I always get a '25507' error (bash-2.01$ finderr +25507 >25507 You specified an unknown service name or protocol. > >Tell your database administrator to examine the sqlhosts file entry. >Check that the NETTYPE settings in the ONCONFIG file match the NETTYPE >settings in the sqlhosts file. > >If you are using the TCP/IP protocol, check that the correct service >name appears in the /etc/services file. If you are using NFS, use >ypmake to check the /etc/services file. Sometimes the daemon does not >recognize service names that are added after a default boot.) > >Do I only have to modify the **$INFORMIXDIR/etc/sqlhosts**, or do there >have to be modified/created any other files? > >Helping hands or clues would by appriciated very much! > Check that the service name listed in $INFORMIXDIR/etc/sqlhosts is listed in /etc/services or NIS. >Thanx, >Martin > >[ A MIME text / x-vcard part was included here. ] > -- David Williams Maintainer of the Informix FAQ Primary site (Beta Version) http://www.smooth1.demon.co.uk Official site http://www.iiug.org/techinfo/faq/faq_top.html I see you standin', Standin' on your own, It's such a lonely place for you, For you to be If you need a shoulder, Or if you need a friend, I'll be here standing, Until the bitter end... So don't chastise me Or think I, I mean you harm... All I ever wanted Was for you To know that I care