IFMX/Redhat 6.0

I am having problems connecting to my Informix instance...well kinda! I am able to use dbaccess to successfully connect to the stores7@demo database. These options work: * dbaccess->database->select->{select database} * dbaccess->connection->connect->{select server}->{press enter for user:} However, when I try to connect the following way, I cannot connect: * dbaccess->connection->connect->{select server}->{enter username: informix}->{enter password: abc123} * dbaccess->connection->connect->{select server}->{select database}->{enter username: informix}->{press enter for password: } *** Each of this scenarios results in a -952: user's password is not correct for the database server. I added a '+' to the /etc/hosts.equiv file to see if this would have any effect. No! BTW, I ran each of these scenarios as user informix. Not sure where to look?!? Any thoughts? Environment: Redhat 6.0 on i586 IDS 7.30.UC7 for Linux Sqlhosts demo onsoctcp myserver demo_tcp Thanks Steve Romankiw

In article <7q18bg$4se$1@news.xmission.com>, Steve Romankiw <sromankiw@execrisk.com> wrote: >I am having problems connecting to my Informix instance...well kinda! > >I am able to use dbaccess to successfully connect to the stores7@demo >database. These options work: > * dbaccess->database->select->{select database} > * dbaccess->connection->connect->{select server}->{press enter for >user:} > >However, when I try to connect the following way, I cannot connect: > * dbaccess->connection->connect->{select server}->{enter username: >informix}->{enter password: abc123} > * dbaccess->connection->connect->{select server}->{select >database}->{enter username: informix}->{press enter for password: } > > *** Each of this scenarios results in a -952: user's password is not >correct for the database server. Are you using passwd shadowing? If so, you can't connect that way due to a known bug. You can avoid it by turning passwd shadowing off via the pwunconv utility, if that isn't unacceptable for other reasons (e.g. if this is a standalone machine). -- Alan Denney yosemite at accesscom.com "I have an army to raise, and I must get to Nicaragua. I require a window seat and an in-flight Happy Meal. And NO PICKLES! Oh, God HELP you if I find PICKLES!" -- Baby Stewie in "The Family Guy"