Windows Utilities

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Windows Utilities

The following Informix utilities simplify administration of the database server on Windows.

Windows Utility	Description and Usage
ixpasswd.exe	Changes the logon password for all services which log on as user informix. You can change the password interactively or on the command line using the -y option. This utility saves having to manually change the password for each service whenever you change the informix password. If you are logged on locally and run ixpasswd, it changes the password for services that log on as the local informix user. If you are logged on domain and run ixpasswd, it changes the password for services that log on as domain\informix. Usage: ixpasswd [-y new_password]
ixsu.exe	Launches a command-line window that runs as the specified user. The user is a local user unless you specify a domain name. If you do not specify a user name, the default user is informix. You no longer need to log off as the current user and log on as informix to perform DBA tasks that need to be run as informix. The ixsu utility requires Advanced User Rights: Act as part of the operating system Increase quotas Replace a process-level token To configure Advanced User Rights on Windows NT, select User Manager > Policies > User Rights and check the Advanced User Rights option. If you change the Advanced User Rights for the current user, you need to log off and log back on for the new rights to take effect. Usage: ixsu [[domain\]username] The ixsu utility is equivalent to the Windows 2000 runas command. To use runas to run a command shell as another user: Usage: runas /user:username cmd
ntchname.exe	Changes the registry entries for Dynamic Server from the old hostname to the new hostname. Run ntchname after you change the hostname. This utility does not change user environment variables. After you execute ntchname, edit the %INFORMIXDIR%\%INFORMIXSERVER%.cmd file and change the INFORMIXSQLHOSTS entry to the new hostname. Usage: ntchname old_name new_name

Windows Utility

Description and Usage

ixpasswd.exe

Changes the logon password for all services which log on as user informix. You can change the password interactively or on the command line using the -y option. This utility saves having to manually change the password for each service whenever you change the informix password.

If you are logged on locally and run ixpasswd, it changes the password for services that log on as the local informix user. If you are logged on domain and run ixpasswd, it changes the password for services that log on as domain\informix.

Usage: ixpasswd [-y new_password]

ixsu.exe

Launches a command-line window that runs as the specified user. The user is a local user unless you specify a domain name. If you do not specify a user name, the default user is informix. You no longer need to log off as the current user and log on as informix to perform DBA tasks that need to be run as informix.

The ixsu utility requires Advanced User Rights:

Act as part of the operating system
Increase quotas
Replace a process-level token

To configure Advanced User Rights on Windows NT, select User Manager > Policies > User Rights and check the Advanced User Rights option. If you change the Advanced User Rights for the current user, you need to log off and log back on for the new rights to take effect.

Usage: ixsu [[domain\]username]

The ixsu utility is equivalent to the Windows 2000 runas command. To use runas to run a command shell as another user:

Usage: runas /user:username cmd

ntchname.exe

Changes the registry entries for Dynamic Server from the old hostname to the new hostname. Run ntchname after you change the hostname. This utility does not change user environment variables.

After you execute ntchname, edit the %INFORMIXDIR%\%INFORMIXSERVER%.cmd file and change the INFORMIXSQLHOSTS entry to the new hostname.

Usage: ntchname old_name new_name