Re: hi Cant load informix online 5.2 on linux -8 ( rpm file)

Hi, As Tsutomu said it's a bug in the RPM package of Red Hat 8, I know two workarounds: 1. - When you get the error message type 'OVERRIDE', (all caps and without the apostrophe). 2 . export RPM_INSTALL_PREFIX=/opt/informix export INFORMIXDIR=/opt/informixinstall without any relocation HTH ----- Original Message ----- From: "RATHER" <myzahoor@yahoo.co.uk> To: <informix-list@iiug.org> Sent: Friday, December 26, 2003 11:57 PM Subject: hi Cant load informix online 5.2 on linux -8 ( rpm file) > Hello friends > > REcently i download Informix online5.2 ffrom iiug.org site for Liunx. > Now i am trying to load this online5.2 version on linux 8. I have already > user informix created and am giving the followin coomand from the root. > > rpm -i --relocate /opt/informix=$INFORMIXDIR 110197612040731.RPM > > THIS gives me the following error: > > ERROR: INFORMIXDIR doest match the target directry name provided in the rpm > command. If you are not installing this product in the default INFORMIXDIR > name for Linux (/opt/informix), You must provide your INFORMIX dIRECTORY > name with the -- prefix ( rpm 2.x Syntax) or -- relocated ( rpm 3.x Syntax) > paramater in your rpm -i command line. > then again i used the following also but gives me the same error: > > rpm -i --prefix /usr/informix 110197612040731.RPM > > So pleaes anyone suggest me what t do next. > > REgards > > RATHORE > > > > sending to informix-list > sending to informix-list