Re: INF4.1 -1 ERROR ?? problem

Posted in 1993

Stuart Hemming — Fri, 1 Jan 1993 08:53:00 +0000 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

In-Reply-To: <1992Dec30.162546.29500@informix.com> davek@informix.com (David Kosenko) TITLE: Re: INF4.1 -1 ERROR ?? problem In <1992Dec30.162546.29500@informix.com> David Kosenko writes: [Stuff deleted] > How much money do you care to sacrifice ;-)? If you check page 7 of the > Installation guide for 4.1 (page number may be different for other releases, > though the procedure is the same), under step 1., you will see "Log in as > root." It is true that you are directed to create an account for user > informix (which, generally, must be done by root), but at no point do the > instructions tell you to log in as informix for the installation. As in > my message that you have responded to, I will point out that user informix > would not allow the assignment of ownerships and permissions necessary for > several of the products, which require root ownership with suid. UNCLE! | I'm not bad, I'm just drawn that way -- Jessica Rabbit | |------------------------------------------------------------| | Stuart Hemming | shemminga@cix.compulink.co.uk | | Tudor Labels Ltd | uunet!cix.compulink.co.uk!shemminga | | Roman Bank Bourne | Tel : (+44) 778 426444 | | Lincs PE10 9LQ. UK. | Fax : (+44) 778 421862 | Stuart |8-)