Re: Copying an informix database with "cp"

In article 2213@compel.UUCP, her@compel.UUCP (Helge Egelund Rasmussen) writes: >I want to take a copy a informix database, so that the users can get >access to both the old and the new copy by setting DBPATH. > >Is it ok to use cp to copy the database files to another directory, >or does the db files contain absolute pathnames? > We use cp to copy a database tree to a backup and a development directory each night, and have never had a problem accessing the copies as long as the environment variables are set correctly. We do this at 2:00 AM when there are no users on; I would expect that there could be big problems on a database in which changes were being made when you do the copy! --- =============================================================================== Joe Hartley | jh@cadre.com - Whenever you find that you are on the Cadre Technologies | side of the majority, it is time to reform. - M. Twain 222 Richmond St. | -------------------------------------------------------- Providence, RI 02903 | Overman 1st Class - the Kilgore Trout Memorial Clench (401) 351-5950 x266 | of the Church of the SubGenius ===============================================================================