Re: oninit failure

In article <6iqehs$k29$1@news.xmission.com>, Peter Tashkoff <TashkoP@kiwi.co.nz> writes > >The quick way to get it restarted is to hash out the line in /etc/services = >for the port id and add another. Informix will then restart immediately. >If you are using Informix connectivity across machines you will need to = >change the port id on all machines, but it does give you a quick restart = >for the server concerned. >I did some digging a couple of years back to see if there was a way to = >free the port but it all got too complicated. Any 'C' programmers out = >there like to have a go at it? Nope, it is part of the specification of TCP/IP that it does not time out straight away. What if an old packet from a previous connection to a long time to arrive. It might be interpreted as part of the current connection.. Sorry but it cannot be easily done. It would be nice but it would mean updating internal kernel data structures and hence be specific to the version of UNIX and the release of the OS. Also OS patches may cause it to stop working... >rgds > > >Peter Tashkoff <tashkop@iname.com> >Zespri International Limited Std Disclaimers Apply >All rights reserved. No party may use this document to vilify another. > >Zespri New Zealand Kiwifruit, The World's Finest > > >>>> Paul Watson <watson@mcmail.com> 7/05/98 00:08:31 >>> >Jo=E3o Carvalho wrote: >>=20 >> Hi all ! >>=20 >> There is a story that I would like to share: >>=20 >> After a system crash, in wich the server 'misterously' >> stoped due to a still unknown problem, the oninit command >> failled and was impossible to start online. The last error reported >> in the log was 25572 (Network driver cannot bind a name to the port). >>=20 >[cutting] > >If the engine crashes it can leave the network connections still open >(netstat -a) ie in a FINWAIT(2). When they close down, the time is >dependent on the flavour of Unix, the engine will re-start. =20 > > >--=20 >Paul Watson # >WF Software Ltd # If it ain't broke, =20 >Tel: +44 1436 674729 # fix it till it is.=20 >Fax: +44 1436 678693 #=20 >www.wfsoftware.co.uk # > -- David Williams Maintainer of the Informix FAQ Primary site (Beta Version) http://www.smooth1.demon.co.uk Official site http://www.iiug.org/techinfo/faq/faq_top.html I see you standin', Standin' on your own, It's such a lonely place for you, For you to be If you need a shoulder, Or if you need a friend, I'll be here standing, Until the bitter end... So don't chastise me Or think I, I mean you harm... All I ever wanted Was for you To know that I care