RE: Fail to initialize Online

Dear David, Thanks for your clue. The file /dev/null is OK with the correct device minor and major. The problem was the permission of directory /dev Initially, I did not notice the error because I TOUCHed the file instead CAT it. Anyway, the problem is solved and thanks for your tips. Regards -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- _/_/_/_/ _/ _/ _/_/_/_/_/ Name: Richard W Sinyem _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ Company: Malitnet Consultancy Sdn Bhd _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/_/_/_/ _/ _/ _/ _/_/_/_/_/ e-mail: senyem@malitnet.net.my (office) _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ sinyem@pc.jaring.my (home) _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ URL: www.malitnet.net.my _/ _/ _/_/_/_/_/ _/_/_/_/_/ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- -----Original Message----- From: David Williams [SMTP:djw@smooth1.demon.co.uk] Sent: Saturday, 20 December, 1997 8:29 AM To: informix-list@rmy.emory.edu Subject: Re: Fail to initialize Online In article <67diqo$gb9@cssun.mathcs.emory.edu>, Richard W Sinyem <senyem@malitnet.net.my> writes >Dear All, > >Despite configuring the sqlhosts, onconfig and /etc/services correctly, I >encountered the following >errors when attempting to startup the Online engine. The error: > >16:42:30 TIMER VP: Could not redirect I/O in initialization, errno=13 >16:42:30 mt.c, line 3314, thred 0, proc id 1201, TIMER VP: Could not redirect >I/O in init. >16:42:30 PANIC: Attempting to bring system down. > >Informix-Online: 7.10.UD1 >OS: HP-UX B.10.01 >Hardware: HP D Class 9000 > Check /dev/null exists and is ok. > >Please help > >Thanks > >Richard W Sinyem >senyem@malinet.net.my > -- David Williams