Re: tape parameters

Posted in 2000

Topics: Backup & Restore, Security, Permissions & Auditing

Martin A. Marques — Tue, 10 Oct 2000 12:03:23 -0300 (ART) — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

On Mon, 9 Oct 2000 martyn.ayshford@orange.co.uk wrote: > Error 13 is an OS error, it means permission denied. Yes, I noticed that latter, but couldn't undestand why ontape worked anyway, until I saw ontape running as root (bad boy ontape). Changed the permission to the device, changed thimgs with onmonitor, and went back to the old premissions, and everything OK! "And I'm happy, because you make me feel good, about me." - Melvin Udall ----------------------------------------------------------------- Mart'n Marqu's email: martin@math.unl.edu.ar Santa Fe - Argentina http://math.unl.edu.ar/~martin/ Administrador de sistemas en math.unl.edu.ar -----------------------------------------------------------------

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Art S. Kagel — Mon, 16 Oct 2000 15:36:03 -0400 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Ontape is SUPPOSED to run as root. ls -l $INFORMIXDIR/bin/ontape should say: -rwsr-sr-x 1 root informix ..................... ontape Art S. Kagel "Martin A. Marques" wrote: > > On Mon, 9 Oct 2000 martyn.ayshford@orange.co.uk wrote: > > > Error 13 is an OS error, it means permission denied. > > Yes, I noticed that latter, but couldn't undestand why ontape worked > anyway, until I saw ontape running as root (bad boy ontape). Changed the > permission to the device, changed thimgs with onmonitor, and went back > to the old premissions, and everything OK! > > "And I'm happy, because you make me feel good, about me." - Melvin Udall > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Martín Marqués email: martin@math.unl.edu.ar > Santa Fe - Argentina http://math.unl.edu.ar/~martin/ > Administrador de sistemas en math.unl.edu.ar > -----------------------------------------------------------------

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