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Bug in "dbexport" in IIF-9.20.UC1-1 With REDHAT 7.0 ?

Posted in 2000

Summary

A user running IFX 9.20.UC1 on Red Hat 7.0 reported that dbexport failed with "Cannot make export directory" and wondered if it was a bug. Replies suggested checking permissions on the target directory, and Art Kagel explained that dbexport normally creates a directory named databasename.exp, which is impossible on a raw device — to export to a raw device you must tell dbexport to treat it as a tape drive. The poster replied that his directory permissions were fine and that dbexport only creates the .exp directory; no definitive resolution is recorded.

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Topics: Stored Procedures & SPL, Migration, Import/Export & Data Conversion

Ruben Dutan — — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

I am testing IIF-9.20.UC1-1 with REDHAT 7.0, All looks ok. I saw that it supports raw device, but I have a problem when I execute "dbexport" command, it displays error messages "Cannot make export directory", someone knows, Why do I have this problem? Thanks for you help Ruben Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.

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Bogdan Neagu — — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Check the permissions on the directory where you make the eport. HTH Bogdan Ruben Dutan wrote: > I am testing IIF-9.20.UC1-1 with REDHAT 7.0, All looks ok. > I saw that it supports raw device, but I have a problem when I execute > "dbexport" command, it displays error messages "Cannot make export > directory", someone knows, Why do I have this problem? > > Thanks for you help > Ruben > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Before you buy.

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Art S. Kagel — — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

You can oly export to a RAW device by telling dbexport to treat it as a tape drive. Dbexport otherwise wants to create a directory named: databasename.exp and you cannot do that on a RAW device. Art S. Kagel Ruben Dutan wrote: > > I am testing IIF-9.20.UC1-1 with REDHAT 7.0, All looks ok. > I saw that it supports raw device, but I have a problem when I execute > "dbexport" command, it displays error messages "Cannot make export > directory", someone knows, Why do I have this problem? > > Thanks for you help > Ruben > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Before you buy.

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Ruben Dutan — — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

In article <3A0ADF45.9990DAC0@alcatel.com>, Bogdan Neagu <bogdan.neagu@alcatel.com> wrote: > Check the permissions on the directory where you make the eport. > > HTH > > Bogdan > > Ruben Dutan wrote: > > > I am testing IIF-9.20.UC1-1 with REDHAT 7.0, All looks ok. > > I saw that it supports raw device, but I have a problem when I execute > > "dbexport" command, it displays error messages "Cannot make export > > directory", someone knows, Why do I have this problem? > > > > Thanks for you help > > Ruben > > > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > > Before you buy. > Then permissions on the directory where you make the export was OK. the dbexport comand only create database.exp directory. Thanks for you comments Ruben Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.

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