Re: Newbie question: Informix SE on Linux

Nils Myklebust wrote: > > On Tue, 28 Jul 1998 18:13:35 -0400, "Art S. Kagel" > <kagel@bloomberg.net> wrote: > > >Yun Ye wrote: > >> > >> I just installed Informix SE on Redhat Linux 5.1, and created the > >> $INFORMIXDIR/etc/sqlhosts file that contains one entry: > >> > >> demo_se seipcpip localhost sqlexec > >> > >> I set $INFORMIXSERVER to demo_se, and ran the dbaccessdemo7 program > >> according to the manual, but got the error message: > >> > >> Creating stores7 database .... > >> 25591: Transport control received an invalid connection address.> > > >Did you start up a copy of $INFORMIXDIR/lib/sqlexecd? The syntax is > > > >$INFORMIXDIR/lib/sqlexecd service > > > >Where 'service' is the service entry for the host in the sqlhosts file > >entry. Also did you enter the sqlexec service in /etc/services? > > > >Art S. Kagel > > There is no need to start sqlexecd. The SE engine, the sqlexec > process, is automatically started when it's needed by some program. > I am actually not quite sure when sqlexecd is needed. It used to be > for listening for remote tcp/ip connections. May be it's allways > needed if you use tcp/ip as opposed to named pipes or whatever it is > that's used for local connections only. Actually unnamed pipes. You're right I missed the protocol he was using. Keep me honest Nils. Oh and sqlexecd is needed for any network connection, remote or local. Art S. Kagel