Upgrade to 14.10.FC10
Pete Rushie got 'Installer running as incorrect user' when upgrading 14.10.FC5 to FC10 by copying the FC5 directory and running ids_install as root. Art Kagel advised a clean empty INFORMIXDIR, unpacking the installer elsewhere, copying over onconfig and extend libraries, and using a symlink; Paul Watson reminded about the license key. Pete said in-place fix pack installs were allowed; no resolution was shown.
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Anybody run across this issue, trying to upgrade from 14.10.FC5 to 14.10.FC10. As root user, I copied the FC5 directory as a new FC10 directory, Extracted the FC10 install into the new directory and export the INFORMIXDIR to the new directory. I then ran ./ids_install, but it ends with this error: =============================================================================== Installer running as incorrect user ----------------------------------- The selected directory contains a private installation Only the user informix can upgrade this installation ->1- Select a different installation directory 2- Cancel the installation ENTER THE NUMBER OF THE DESIRED CHOICE, OR PRESS <ENTER> TO ACCEPT THE DEFAULT: 2 ------------------------------ Pete Rushie ------------------------------
Pete: It is complaining that you tried to install FC10 over a copy of FC5 as a user other than informix or root. Also, better method: - Wipe out the copy of FC5. - Create the new directory empty with the proper permissions (owner and group informix and permissions 755 or 775. - Unpack the installer in a different directory somewhere (NOT THE NEW INFORMIXDIR!) - export INFORMiXDIR=<new informixdir path> - From the directory with the installer, run the installer: ./ids_install as root - Go through the prompts. - Copy the following files from the .FC5 installation: - $INFORMIXDIR/etc/$ONCONFIG - $INFORMIXDIR/etc/alarmprogram.sh if you made any changes to it. - Any libraries you have installed in $INFORMIXDIR/extend that are not already in the .FC10 directory - Shutdown the .FC5 instance - Change the global INFORMIXDIR to point to the new .FC10 installation. NOTE: Best practice is to use a symbolic link for INFORMIXDIR so you do not ever have to change multiple environment scripts when you upgrade. For example, I use /opt/informix/infmx pointing to the actual installation, so for example ln -s /opt/informix/ids_14.10.FC10 /opt/informix/infmx. Then my INFORMIXDIR is always set to /opt/informix/infmx and when I install 14.10.FC11 I will just have to do: rm $INFORMIXDIR ln -s /opt/informix/ids_14.10.FC11 $INFORMIXDIR and all is well. Art ------------------------------ Art S. Kagel, President and Principal Consultant ASK Database Management Corp. www.askdbmgt.com ------------------------------
Don't forget the license key On 4/11/2023 1:01 PM, Art Kagel via IBM Community wrote: 01000187717aa8f0-eef7d9ab-21a4-4200-a7b0-e29925f062e6-000000@email.amazonses.com"> Pete: It is complaining that you tried to install FC10 over a copy of FC5 as a user other than informix or root. Also, better method: - Wipe out... -posted to the "Informix" group Informix Post New Message Re: Upgrade to 14.10.FC10 Reply to Group Reply to Sender Apr 11, 2023 2:01 PM Art Kagel Pete: It is complaining that you tried to install FC10 over a copy of FC5 as a user other than informix or root. Also, better method: - Wipe out the copy of FC5. - Create the new directory empty with the proper permissions (owner and group informix and permissions 755 or 775. - Unpack the installer in a different directory somewhere (NOT THE NEW INFORMIXDIR!) - export INFORMiXDIR=<new informixdir path> - From the directory with the installer, run the installer: ./ids_install - Go through the prompts. - Copy the following files from the .FC5 installation: - $INFORMIXDIR/etc/$ONCONFIG - $INFORMIXDIR/etc/alarmprogram.sh if you made any changes to it. - Any libraries you have installed in $INFORMIXDIR/extend that are not already in the .FC10 directory - Shutdown the .FC5 instance - Change the global INFORMIXDIR to point to the new .FC10 installation. NOTE: Best practice is to use a symbolic link for INFORMIXDIR so you do not ever have to change multiple environment scripts when you upgrade. For example, I use /opt/informix/infmx pointing to the actual installation, so for example ln -s /opt/informix/ids_14.10.FC10 /opt/informix/infmx. Then my INFORMIXDIR is always set to /opt/informix/infmx and when I install 14.10.FC11 I will just have to do: rm $INFORMIXDIR ln -s /opt/informix/ids_14.10.FC11 $INFORMIXDIR and all is well. Art ------------------------------ Art S. Kagel, President and Principal Consultant ASK Database Management Corp. www.askdbmgt.com ------------------------------ Reply to Group Online View Thread Recommend Forward Flag as Inappropriate ------------------------------------------- Original Message: Sent: Tue April 11, 2023 01:15 PM
That was my intent to install FC10 over FC5 and I am doing it as the root user. We have always been able to do this in the past. According to the documentation here: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/informix-servers/14.10?topic=installation-directory You can install in a non-empty directory if you are just upgrading fix packs of the same version. We are using symbolic links also. My reasoning for doing it this way, was so I do not have to re-install all the other Informix tools (CSDK, SQL, etc.). What do you mean by "Wipe out the copy of FC5"? Thanks, Pete ------------------------------ Pete Rushie ------------------------------
By "Wipe out the copy of FC5" I just meant to clean out the failed installation of .FC10 and start from scratch. Also, there were several improvements in the CSDK v4.50.FC7 including a fix to a long standing (since early 4.10) bug affecting the ability to use LVARCHAR effectively under some circumstances. So upgrading that to .FC10 as well is not a bad thing. Art ------------------------------ Art S. Kagel, President and Principal Consultant ASK Database Management Corp. www.askdbmgt.com ------------------------------