Re: Newbie question: Informix SE on Linux
Posted in 1998
Yun Ye wrote:
>
> I just installed Informix SE on Redhat Linux 5.1, and created the
> $INFORMIXDIR/etc/sqlhosts file that contains one entry:
>
> demo_se seipcpip localhost sqlexec
>
> I set $INFORMIXSERVER to demo_se, and ran the dbaccessdemo7 program
> according to the manual, but got the error message:
>
> Creating stores7 database ....
> 25591: Transport control received an invalid connection address.
> Error in line 1> Near character position 1
>
> The error message manual says it means there are invalid hostname and
> servicename entries in the sqlhosts file. But this is a local
> connection, and the DBA manual says hostname and servicename don't
> matter for local unnamed pipe connections. What could have gone wrong?
>
> -Yun
Hi,
exchange the "localhost" entry by your real machine name.
Bye
Stefan Weideneder