rootdbs chunk rights
The poster migrating from IDS 11.50 to 11.70 on AIX 7.1 found that the new instance would only start if the rootdbs chunk had 600 permissions, whereas 11.50 required 660. Art Kagel and Paul Watson explained that 660 (owner/group informix) is correct for a normal root install, while 600 is required for a non-root/private install, suggesting the 11.70 install wasn't registered as privileged. Jonathan Leffler recommended checking ownership/permissions under $INFORMIXDIR and running 'onsecurity -v $INFORMIXDIR/bin/oninit'. The poster later reported the issue was fixed by reinstalling IDS into the same INFORMIXDIR.
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hello to all i'm trying to migrate from 11.50 to 11.70 (on aix 7.1) and i noticed this : - when i start the instance on 11.50 the rootdbs chunk must be 660 - when i start it on 11.70 it must be 600 can anyone tell me why ? thanks in advance
For all versions the chunks should be owned by informix and group informix and have 660 privileges. I don't know why you are seeing different behavior. Was the 11.70 software installed by "root"? You should be using a root installation. Art Art S. Kagel, President and Principal Consultant ASK Database Management www.askdbmgt.com Blog: http://informix-myview.blogspot.com/ Disclaimer: Please keep in mind that my own opinions are my own opinions and do not reflect on the IIUG, nor any other organization with which I am associated either explicitly, implicitly, or by inference. Neither do those opinions reflect those of other individuals affiliated with any entity with which I am affiliated nor those of the entities themselves. On Mon, Feb 1, 2016 at 12:25 PM, SMITH JOHN <daylight@webmails.com> wrote: > hello to all > > i'm trying to migrate from 11.50 to 11.70 (on aix 7.1) and i noticed this : > > - when i start the instance on 11.50 the rootdbs chunk must be 660 > - when i start it on 11.70 it must be 600 > > can anyone tell me why ? > > thanks in advance > > > > ******************************************************************************* > Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. > > --001a1132f214d202b3052ab8c1b8
yes with root for both installation, i don't understand why 11.70 need the 600 for the rootdbs chunk
Unless you are using a non-root install in which case you need 600 Cheers Paul -----Original Message----- From: ids-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:ids-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Art Kagel Sent: Monday, February 01, 2016 11:32 AM To: ids@iiug.org Subject: Re: rootdbs chunk rights [36463] For all versions the chunks should be owned by informix and group informix and have 660 privileges. I don't know why you are seeing different behavior. Was the 11.70 software installed by "root"? You should be using a root installation. Art Art S. Kagel, President and Principal Consultant ASK Database Management www.askdbmgt.com Blog: http://informix-myview.blogspot.com/ Disclaimer: Please keep in mind that my own opinions are my own opinions and do not reflect on the IIUG, nor any other organization with which I am associated either explicitly, implicitly, or by inference. Neither do those opinions reflect those of other individuals affiliated with any entity with which I am affiliated nor those of the entities themselves. On Mon, Feb 1, 2016 at 12:25 PM, SMITH JOHN <daylight@webmails.com> wrote: > hello to all > > i'm trying to migrate from 11.50 to 11.70 (on aix 7.1) and i noticed this : > > - when i start the instance on 11.50 the rootdbs chunk must be 660 > - when i start it on 11.70 it must be 600 > > can anyone tell me why ? > > thanks in advance > > > > **************************************************************************** *** > Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. > > --001a1132f214d202b3052ab8c1b8 **************************************************************************** *** Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum.
i installed both bersions with root, but now it works under 11.70 with 600 can do you think i can continue or there'll be a problem with it ?
If you've got a private install according to Informix but you were expecting a regular (privileged) install, you've got some problems ahead of you. Informix should not be insisting on 600 permissions unless it thinks you've got a private install. So, you should check permissions generally under $INFORMIXDIR. Is everything owned by the correct user/group? If you're sure that the permissions on the software is all correct and owned by informix or root and belongs to group informix, then it is troubling if the system is still demanding 600 permissions; it should be demanding 660. Consider running the command: onsecurity -v $INFORMIXDIR/bin/oninit Its output may give you some enlightenment on what's going on. On Mon, Feb 1, 2016 at 9:41 AM, SMITH JOHN <daylight@webmails.com> wrote: > i installed both bersions with root, but now it works under 11.70 with 600 > can do you think i can continue or there'll be a problem with it ? > > > > ******************************************************************************* > Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. > > -- Jonathan Leffler <jonathan.leffler@gmail.com> #include <disclaimer.h> Guardian of DBD::Informix - v2015.1101 - http://dbi.perl.org "Blessed are we who can laugh at ourselves, for we shall never cease to be amused." --047d7b2e0b2187bde5052abc905a
hello to all i just want to let you know that the pb was resolved by re-installing ids on the same informixdir thanks a lot