Re: oninit -i

From: Domagoj Vilic <domagoj@fpz.hr> > >Can someone tell me what this command do, and how to repair that. It initialises your instance, and you "repair" it by restoring your backup. Count to ten, count to ten... ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

In article <8d70ke$p6q$1@news.xmission.com>, "Obnoxio The Clown" <obnoxio@hotmail.com> wrote: > > From: Domagoj Vilic <domagoj@fpz.hr> > > > >Can someone tell me what this command do, and how to repair that. > > It initialises your instance, and you "repair" it by restoring your > backup. > > Count to ten, count to ten... Jake's $.02 US: When I was teaching the IDS Admin class @Informix, I used to preach to people to NEVER use the -i option to oninit because it gets you used to a dangerous procedure, especially if you are creating instances frequently. One leedle mistake and you've just killed someone's server. And wouldn'tchaknowit, this is the client that does not do regular backups.. -- +----- Jacob Salomon - DBA JSalomon@bn.com - --------------------------+ |------------------- Bulletin Board Announcement ----------------------| | Congregants will please note that the bowl at the back of the church | | bearing the sign "For the Sick" is for monetary contributions only. | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.

I thought oninit -i put the database into interactive mode:-))) Jacob Salomon wrote: > > In article <8d70ke$p6q$1@news.xmission.com>, > "Obnoxio The Clown" <obnoxio@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > From: Domagoj Vilic <domagoj@fpz.hr> > > > > > >Can someone tell me what this command do, and how to repair that. > > > > It initialises your instance, and you "repair" it by restoring your > > backup. > > > > Count to ten, count to ten... > > Jake's $.02 US: > > When I was teaching the IDS Admin class @Informix, I used to preach to > people to NEVER use the -i option to oninit because it gets you used to > a dangerous procedure, especially if you are creating instances > frequently. One leedle mistake and you've just killed someone's server. > And wouldn'tchaknowit, this is the client that does not do regular > backups.. > -- > +----- Jacob Salomon - DBA JSalomon@bn.com - --------------------------+ > |------------------- Bulletin Board Announcement ----------------------| > | Congregants will please note that the bowl at the back of the church | > | bearing the sign "For the Sick" is for monetary contributions only. | > +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Before you buy. -- Paul Watson # WF Software Ltd # You are only young once Tel: +44 1436 674729 # but you can be immature Fax: +44 1436 678693 # for ever www.wfsoftware.com #

In article <38F755B1.BD441A4E@wfsoftware.com>, Paul Watson <paulw@wfsoftware.com> writes >I thought oninit -i put the database into interactive mode:-))) > Nope, it puts the sysadmin in to irritable mode :->>> > > >Jacob Salomon wrote: >> >> In article <8d70ke$p6q$1@news.xmission.com>, >> "Obnoxio The Clown" <obnoxio@hotmail.com> wrote: >> > >> > From: Domagoj Vilic <domagoj@fpz.hr> >> > > >> > >Can someone tell me what this command do, and how to repair that. >> > >> > It initialises your instance, and you "repair" it by restoring your >> > backup. >> > >> > Count to ten, count to ten... >> >> Jake's $.02 US: >> >> When I was teaching the IDS Admin class @Informix, I used to preach to >> people to NEVER use the -i option to oninit because it gets you used to >> a dangerous procedure, especially if you are creating instances >> frequently. One leedle mistake and you've just killed someone's server. >> And wouldn'tchaknowit, this is the client that does not do regular >> backups.. >> -- >> +----- Jacob Salomon - DBA JSalomon@bn.com - --------------------------+ >> |------------------- Bulletin Board Announcement ----------------------| >> | Congregants will please note that the bowl at the back of the church | >> | bearing the sign "For the Sick" is for monetary contributions only. | >> +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ >> >> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ >> Before you buy. > -- David Williams

IS THERE ANY WAY TO RESTORE THE DATA??? I DON"T HAVE BACKUP.... HELP... "Jacob Salomon" <jakesalomon@my-deja.com> '''g''l'' news:8d7h87$lpi$1@nnrp1.deja.com... > In article <8d70ke$p6q$1@news.xmission.com>, > "Obnoxio The Clown" <obnoxio@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > From: Domagoj Vilic <domagoj@fpz.hr> > > > > > >Can someone tell me what this command do, and how to repair that. > > > > It initialises your instance, and you "repair" it by restoring your > > backup. > > > > Count to ten, count to ten... > > Jake's $.02 US: > > When I was teaching the IDS Admin class @Informix, I used to preach to > people to NEVER use the -i option to oninit because it gets you used to > a dangerous procedure, especially if you are creating instances > frequently. One leedle mistake and you've just killed someone's server. > And wouldn'tchaknowit, this is the client that does not do regular > backups.. > -- > +----- Jacob Salomon - DBA JSalomon@bn.com - --------------------------+ > |------------------- Bulletin Board Announcement ----------------------| > | Congregants will please note that the bowl at the back of the church | > | bearing the sign "For the Sick" is for monetary contributions only. | > +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ > > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Before you buy.