Re: What does Informix user license number mean?

On Wed, May 12, 1999 at 12:52:25PM -0400, Art S. Kagel wrote: > robertwane@hotmail.com wrote: > > > > When I want to buy Informix Online 7.2.X. It will give a 5 user license > > number, I do not know what this "5 user license" mean and more, what > > consumes the user license? Please help me. Thank you > > It means that, legally, you are only permitted to have up to 5 > concurrent user connections at a time. The engine does not actually > check the number of active users, so you are on your honor, having said > which you are honor and legally bound to purchase an appropriate number > of licenses. > > Art S. Kagel I think it should be further defined the 'number of concurent user connections at a time'. I've read some time ago that the number of concurent users is counted as the number of users using database server, including the number of users connected to a frontend to the server, i.e. if you have a middle tier application (or a transaction manager) that makes just 5 database server connections, but there are 50 users connected to this middle tier - you have to count for 50 user licenses. Is this right ? Tnank You, Octav -- Octav Chiriac Phone: (373) 2 21 20 96 NetInfo S.R.L. Fax: (373) 2 21 36 59 Chisinau (373) 2 24 00 83 Moldova, Republic of mailto:com@netinfo-moldova.com