Re: Informix with NIS

Posted in 1994

Scott Ellard — Thu, 8 Sep 1994 17:29:28 GMT — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

In article <JDHICKS.94Sep8050114@netcom10.netcom.com> jdhicks@netcom10.netcom.com (JD Hicks) writes: >We are installing NIS on our Network. One of the problems that we have run >in to is that Informix Products seem to need a physical entry in the passwd >file. While UNIX is smart enough to use NIS at log in time, Informix apps >like dbaccess error out with a "-468 Cannot obtain user id from system: unable >to start database server." When I issue an id command it returns my User and >Group name and id's so I know that UNIX considers me a legitimate user. This >implies that Informix is trying to read the passwd and group files on its own. >Has any one else had problems with this? Is there a work around? I'm curious. What is the right way for Informix to do this? What are the appropriate API calls?