RE: create new user

In the Informix world, there is no need to create a user for the database. Informix uses the user setup from the O/S to determine valid users. I'd recommend against creating an additional user in group 'informix'. Set user 'joe' up in another group and keep 'informix' as the only user in group 'informix'. > -----Original Message----- > From: him_lommel@t-online.de [mailto:him_lommel@t-online.de] > Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2000 7:52 AM > To: informix-list@iiug.org > Subject: create new user > > > Hi there ! I have IDS 7.30 on solaris. What must I do to create a new > user ? > Is it enough to create a user in the group informix on unix ? > After that to give him rights on tables in the datadases ? >

Users SHOULD NOT BE PART OF GROUP Informix since that will give then write permissions to your chunk files and other restricted files! It is not neccessary and is STRONGLY recommended against. I keep ONLY user informix and root as members of group informix and many only include informix alone. Art S. Kagel John Carlson wrote: > > In the Informix world, there is no need to create a user for the database. > Informix uses the user setup from the O/S to determine valid users. > > I'd recommend against creating an additional user in group 'informix'. Set > user 'joe' up in another group and keep 'informix' as the only user in group > 'informix'. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: him_lommel@t-online.de [mailto:him_lommel@t-online.de] > > Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2000 7:52 AM > > To: informix-list@iiug.org > > Subject: create new user > > > > > > Hi there ! I have IDS 7.30 on solaris. What must I do to create a new > > user ? > > Is it enough to create a user in the group informix on unix ? > > After that to give him rights on tables in the datadases ? > >