Re: Why there is no controlfile in Informix like Oracle ?

PK, You've got it correct, but it's not really in sysmaster. We maintain control information such as the dbspaces and chunk locations in the reserved pages which are embedded within the database. To examine this information, all you need to do is to issue an oncheck -pr (print reserved pages) M.P. "PK" <pk26au@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:667bf0c6.0408252226.914e94b@posting.google.com... > Dear Fellow Informixers, > > Wondering why there is no concept of controlfile in Informix like Oracle does. > > How are various system details kept track of ? Simply in sysmaster tables ? > > > > Prashant