Re: xctl problem on script

I have inserted the on line #!/usr/bin/ksh also I have exported the onconfig also. Will u correct me: INFORMIXDIR=/usr/informix; export INFORMIXDIR ONCONFIG=/usr/informix/etc/onconfig; export ONCONFIG xctl onstat -u This is giving the error: shared memory not initialized for INFORMIXSERVER '#.1' Thanks In article <93d2qe$1vg$1@nnrp1.deja.com>, William Rice <ricew@operamail.com> wrote: > OK, in my experience if something works from the command line, but not > in cron, the problem is always either environment variables, or not > having #!/usr/bin/ksh(or whatever shell you are expecting the script > to run in) > > I have seen xctl onstat commands in multiple shell scripts running out > of cron with no issues. > > would you place the following commands at the bottom of your shell > script, run it out of cron and post or email the output. > > xctl onstat -u > echo "informixdir $INFORMIXDIR" > echo "informixserver $INFORMIXSERVER" > > it is difficult to troubleshoot the issue without knowing what xctl > onstat -u does output when run out of cron.> > Will > > In article <93d10b$5r$1@nnrp1.deja.com>, > mazafar4@my-deja.com wrote: > > I tried everything; but it is not giving the correct output only from > > crontab. > > > > In article <93cppt$p22$1@nnrp1.deja.com>, > > William Rice <ricew@operamail.com> wrote: > > > in the script do > > > $toolsdir/xctl $toolsdir/onstat -u > > > > > > and post that output. > > > > > > In article <93coru$o3m$1@nnrp1.deja.com>, > > > mazafar4@my-deja.com wrote: > > > > The output: > > > > Sorry > > > > > > > > INFORMIXDIR is not the problem. > > > > Thanks > > > > In article <93co8j$ngd$1@nnrp1.deja.com>, > > > > William Rice <ricew@operamail.com> wrote: > > > > > INFORMIXDIR is not set, my guess would be it should be set to > > > > > /usr/informix. > > > > > > <SNIP> > > Sent via Deja.com > http://www.deja.com/ > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/

In article <93d4pn$3rd$1@nnrp1.deja.com>, mazafar4@my-deja.com wrote: > I have inserted the on line > #!/usr/bin/ksh also > > I have exported the onconfig also. Will u correct me: > INFORMIXDIR=/usr/informix; export INFORMIXDIR > ONCONFIG=/usr/informix/etc/onconfig; export ONCONFIG> > xctl onstat -u > > This is giving the error: > shared memory not initialized for INFORMIXSERVER '#.1' This says it thinks the INFORMIXSERVER is #.1 add export INFORMIXSERVER=tcms.1 > > Thanks > > In article <93d2qe$1vg$1@nnrp1.deja.com>, > William Rice <ricew@operamail.com> wrote: > > OK, in my experience if something works from the command line, but not > > in cron, the problem is always either environment variables, or not > > having #!/usr/bin/ksh(or whatever shell you are expecting the script > > to run in) > > > > I have seen xctl onstat commands in multiple shell scripts running out > > of cron with no issues. > > > > would you place the following commands at the bottom of your shell > > script, run it out of cron and post or email the output. > > > > xctl onstat -u > > echo "informixdir $INFORMIXDIR" > > echo "informixserver $INFORMIXSERVER" > > > > it is difficult to troubleshoot the issue without knowing what xctl > > onstat -u does output when run out of cron.> > > > Will > > > > In article <93d10b$5r$1@nnrp1.deja.com>, > > mazafar4@my-deja.com wrote: > > > I tried everything; but it is not giving the correct output only > from > > > crontab. > > > > > > In article <93cppt$p22$1@nnrp1.deja.com>, > > > William Rice <ricew@operamail.com> wrote: > > > > in the script do > > > > $toolsdir/xctl $toolsdir/onstat -u > > > > > > > > and post that output. > > > > > > > > In article <93coru$o3m$1@nnrp1.deja.com>, > > > > mazafar4@my-deja.com wrote: > > > > > The output: > > > > > Sorry > > > > > > > > > > INFORMIXDIR is not the problem. > > > > > Thanks > > > > > In article <93co8j$ngd$1@nnrp1.deja.com>, > > > > > William Rice <ricew@operamail.com> wrote: > > > > > > INFORMIXDIR is not set, my guess would be it should be set to > > > > > > /usr/informix. > > > > > > > > <SNIP> > > > > Sent via Deja.com > > http://www.deja.com/ > > > > Sent via Deja.com > http://www.deja.com/ > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/

Thanks William, After exporting the onconfig from the script finally I got the correct result. Thanks Once again. Zafar In article <93d6k4$5i4$1@nnrp1.deja.com>, William Rice <ricew@operamail.com> wrote: > In article <93d4pn$3rd$1@nnrp1.deja.com>, > mazafar4@my-deja.com wrote: > > I have inserted the on line > > #!/usr/bin/ksh also > > > > I have exported the onconfig also. Will u correct me: > > INFORMIXDIR=/usr/informix; export INFORMIXDIR > > ONCONFIG=/usr/informix/etc/onconfig; export ONCONFIG> > > > xctl onstat -u > > > > This is giving the error: > > shared memory not initialized for INFORMIXSERVER '#.1' > This says it thinks the INFORMIXSERVER is #.1 > > add > export INFORMIXSERVER=tcms.1> > > > > Thanks > > > > In article <93d2qe$1vg$1@nnrp1.deja.com>, > > William Rice <ricew@operamail.com> wrote: > > > OK, in my experience if something works from the command line, but > not > > > in cron, the problem is always either environment variables, or not > > > having #!/usr/bin/ksh(or whatever shell you are expecting the > script > > > to run in) > > > > > > I have seen xctl onstat commands in multiple shell scripts running > out > > > of cron with no issues. > > > > > > would you place the following commands at the bottom of your shell > > > script, run it out of cron and post or email the output. > > > > > > xctl onstat -u > > > echo "informixdir $INFORMIXDIR" > > > echo "informixserver $INFORMIXSERVER" > > > > > > it is difficult to troubleshoot the issue without knowing what xctl > > > onstat -u does output when run out of cron.> > > > > > Will > > > > > > In article <93d10b$5r$1@nnrp1.deja.com>, > > > mazafar4@my-deja.com wrote: > > > > I tried everything; but it is not giving the correct output only > > from > > > > crontab. > > > > > > > > In article <93cppt$p22$1@nnrp1.deja.com>, > > > > William Rice <ricew@operamail.com> wrote: > > > > > in the script do > > > > > $toolsdir/xctl $toolsdir/onstat -u > > > > > > > > > > and post that output. > > > > > > > > > > In article <93coru$o3m$1@nnrp1.deja.com>, > > > > > mazafar4@my-deja.com wrote: > > > > > > The output: > > > > > > Sorry > > > > > > > > > > > > INFORMIXDIR is not the problem. > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > In article <93co8j$ngd$1@nnrp1.deja.com>, > > > > > > William Rice <ricew@operamail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > INFORMIXDIR is not set, my guess would be it should be set > to > > > > > > > /usr/informix. > > > > > > > > > > <SNIP> > > > > > > Sent via Deja.com > > > http://www.deja.com/ > > > > > > > Sent via Deja.com > > http://www.deja.com/ > > > > Sent via Deja.com > http://www.deja.com/ > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/