RE: How to set up ROOTPATH's target file ??

1. I would suggest changing to a different path besides the default one. I personally do not like my chunks to reside in /dev 2. Most people use logical links to point to their chunks, making it easier to physically move the chunks around. 3. You can just use touch to create the file. Example of what I might do 1. Decide where the first chunk of rootdbs will go. (We will say it goes into /infx/chunk1/rootdbs) 2. Create directory where links to your chunks will reside. (We will say /infx/chunk_links) 3. touch /infx/chunk1/rootdbs 4. chmod 660 /infx/chunk1/rootdbs 5. chown informix:informix /infx/chunk1/rootdbs 6. ln -s /infx/chunk1/rootdbs /infx/chunk_links/rootdbs 7. Change ROOTPATH to /infx/chunk_links/rootdbs 8. Iniitalize engine. Standard disclaimers of me just typing what I recall apply. Will >===== Original Message From cwang9@yahoo.com ===== >I want to thank Yndigos & Paul Watson's response to >my previous post ... >Now my question is how to complete ROOTPATH variable setup >under Linux. >The default value in 'onconfig' file is: >ROOTPATH /dev/online_root >The Administrator's Guide states that >its permission under /dev should be 660. Therefore >I should create a special file called 'online_root' >under /dev w/ permission 660. >If I am not wrong, I should/could not create this file >using 'vi' or other editor. This file must be 'character special'. >Give me a hint, plz ... >THX >Jack@GTEDS@Tampa >In article <8b9vbe$h72$1@news0.skynet.be>, >"Yndigos" <win67220@win.be> wrote: >> Hye, >> it's not the Administrator Guide, but you can fid further information >on >> www.mcp.com in the informIT section... >> There you'll find a complete free online book (DatabaseIT section) >with >> information on Informix, version, and how-to... >> If this doesn't answer to your question..post a new question and I'll >see >> what i can do for you... >> >> Lo(Yndigos) >> cwang9@yahoo.com wrote in message <8b9u34$4c9$1@nnrp1.deja.com>... >> >HI: >> >I just installed IDS7.3 for Linux. The Installation Guide >> >for Linux made reference to "Administrator's Guide" for >> >setting up environment variables. >> >I used keyword search in Informix.com's site but did not get >> >any useful return for such DBA's Guide for Unix/Linux. If you >> >have experience w/ this Guide plz post a WWW addr. to download. >> >Many thanks, >> >Jack@GTEDS@Tampa >> > >> > >> >Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ >> >Before you buy. >> >> > > >Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ >Before you buy. ------------------------------------------------------------ This e-mail has been sent to you courtesy of OperaMail, as a free service from Opera Software, makers of the award-winning Web Browser, Opera. Visit us at http://www.opera.com/ or our portal at: http://www.myopera.com/ Your free e-mail account is waiting at: http://www.operamail.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------