In This Chapter

This chapter describes logging of Informix databases and addresses the following questions:

• Which database server processes require logging?
• What is transaction logging?
• What database server activity is logged?
• What is the database-logging status?
• Who can set or change the database logging status?

All the databases managed by a single database server instance store their log records in the same logical log, regardless of whether they use transaction logging. Most database users might be concerned with whether transaction logging is buffered or whether a table uses logging.

If you want to change the database-logging status, see Settings or Changes for Logging Status or Mode.