Re: Can't empty logical-log files

Barry Leb wrote: > "Bill Bertovich" <billb@connect3.com> wrote: > > >Hi all, > > >Informix 7.12 > >Solaris 2x > > >We're a software development company using ODBC to connect to all > major > >databases. Jack of all databases master of none. > > >We have log files (status U - B) that won't clear when we perform an > ontape > >-s -L 0.> > The "B" indicates that the log has been backed up, and will be available for reuse. An Informix engineer told me that while `ontape -s` backs up the logs they are not released for reuse until you execute an 'ontape -a' or '-c'. That didn't sound right to me. I don't see any mention of this in my manuals - has anybody heard that this is the case? -- * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ADDRESS ALTERED TO FOIL SPAMMERS: Remove "*NO-SPAM*" to reply. Cosmo Lee Multi-User Computer Systems Brooklyn, NY "JUST SAY 'NO' TO SPAM" * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *