Re: [help!] "Cannot create message file"

Check the permissions in the directory from where you are doing 'dbimport'. It can be that you have already one 'dbimport.out' file (message file) with other permissions and so you're not able to re-write it. May be you have already tried to do 'dbimport' as 'root' and now you're 'informix' ? What helped me ( to dbimport the 'team' database) 1) I created a duplicate directory in /test/team $ mkdir /test/team/team.exp2) I copied files that I had as a result of 'dbexport' to that new directory /test/team/team.exp 3) dbimport -d dbspace2 -c -i /test/team team (use -d "name of the dbspace" if you do not want to have your database in rootdbs) Good luck! Irina Kovalchuk National TechTeam, Inc. Corporate Information Systems >>> "******" <sspark@cdi.cheongjo.co.kr> 12/21/99 05:17AM >>> I'm navice on Informix I'm trying to restore DB backup file using dbimport after reinstalling Informix server I commanded as like this dbimport project_db in the directory where dbimport.out file and project_db.exp directory exist. then "Cannot create message file" occurred. I don't know what to do.. Please let me know how to restore the backupDB, and where can I find helpful documents... Thanks.