Re: Informix with NIS

> > We are installing NIS on our Network. One of the problems that we have run > in to is that Informix Products seem to need a physical entry in the passwd > file. While UNIX is smart enough to use NIS at log in time, Informix apps > like dbaccess error out with a "-468 Cannot obtain user id from system: unable > to start database server." When I issue an id command it returns my User and > Group name and id's so I know that UNIX considers me a legitimate user. This > implies that Informix is trying to read the passwd and group files on its own. > Has any one else had problems with this? Is there a work around? > > JD Hicks > Virtual Solutions, Inc > Dallas, TX > Dear JD, It's very important which versions of Informix you're running with NIS. Our site had the following problem: We were using ONLINE 5.00 UC2 as our engine and had ISQL 4.1 UD2 loaded also. We have eight workstations, each with a ONLINE engine on them. Everything worked fine until we started using NIS on our workstations. Everytime we tried to access the database using ISQL Informix tried to read the local /etc/passwd file instead of the NIS passwd file. It turns out that this is a Informix bug. The problem was fixed by upgrading to ISQL 4.1 UE2. I hope this info helps! Tracy Nedd National Weather Service Headquarters DBA Silver Spring, Md Email: vball@skipper.ssmc.noaa.gov