RE: Dumb DBA mistakes
OK why ? :-) I'm happy to coordinate this but I'm after the reasons from the contributors :-) Paul Watson Tel: +44 1414161772 Mob: +44 7818003457 GO FURTHER with DB2 GET THERE FASTER with Informix. Attend the IDUG 2006 European Conference. Vienna, Austria. 2-6 October 2006 Visit http://www.iiug.org/conf for more information. > -----Original Message----- > From: Rulesh F. Rebello [mailto:rrebello@fsl.org.jm] > Sent: 16 May 2006 12:09 > To: Obnoxio The Clown; Paul Watson > Cc: informix-list@iiug.org > Subject: RE: Dumb DBA mistakes > > Be carefull with "offsets" if you are using them ..... > > -----Original Message----- > From: informix-list-bounces@iiug.org > [mailto:informix-list-bounces@iiug.org]On Behalf Of Obnoxio The Clown > Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 11:41 AM > To: Paul Watson > Cc: informix-list@iiug.org > Subject: Re: Dumb DBA mistakes > > > 1. It's harder to do now, but make sure you're not in root when you > install Informix. > > 2. Don't add a chunk to the HDR primary if the secondary > isn't ready for > it as well. > > 3. Don't run "chown informix:informix *" in any Informix subdirectory! > > 4. If you're running SE and copying files around, make sure > you get the > destination right, for example "cp /path/tabna0002*" instead of "cp > /path/tabna0002* ." can have deleterious consequences. > > 5. Don't let a UNIX sysadmin loose on your raw chunks when people are > begging for disk space. > > I'm sure I can think of others, but I'm already going to wake > up screaming > several times tonight. :o( > > -- > Bye now, > Obnoxio > > Information within this post contains forward looking > statements within > the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and > Section 21B > of the S E C Act of 1934. Statements that involve discussions > with respect > to projections of future events are not statements of > historical fact and > may be forward looking statements. Don't rely on them to make > a decision. > > The poster is not a reporting company registered under the > Exchange Act of > 1934. > > I have received a life peerage from Her Majesty, who is not > an officer, > minister or affiliate Labour party member. > > I intend to recover my loan now, which could cause the parliamentary > majority to go down, resulting in losses for you. Today's Labour party > has: an accumulated deficit and a reliance on loans from officers and > affiliates to pay expenses. It is not an operating political > party. The > party is going to need financing to continue as a going > concern. A failure > to finance could cause the party to go out of business. This > report shall > not be construed as any kind of investment advice or > solicitation. You can > lose all your money by investing in this party. > _______________________________________________ > Informix-list mailing list > Informix-list@iiug.org > http://www.iiug.org/mailman/listinfo/informix-list
Paul Watson wrote: > OK why ? :-) > > I'm happy to coordinate this but I'm after the reasons from the contributors > :-) And don't add chunks on an HDR primary without having the same device available on the secondary eh? Because the primary will hang until you make the device available on the secondary. Everything stops - nothing works - nada - niet etc etc. - reboot what you like it makes NO DIFFERENCE. Then your boss phones you and ask why he shouldn't fire you, just after he fires the clown what did it. I can still remember that phone call...............