How to i create dbspace with "onutil" in informix XPS 8.5

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> From: informix-list-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:informix-list-
> bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of jeffhan
> Sent: Friday, August 10, 2007 1:00 PM
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> Subject: How to i create dbspace with "onutil" in informix XPS 8.5
>
> i am using informix XPS 8.5
> after oninit -iy, i want to create a user dbspace.
> The command i used as below:
>
> # ./onutil
> 1> create dbspace dat
> 2> chunk "/database/ibmdat/xps85/user1.dat" size 256MBYTES;
>
> but i got a error:
> [001] The chunk '/database/ibmdat/xps85/user1.dat' must have owner-ID
> and group-ID set to informix.
>
> i am pretty sure that user1.dat has owner "informix" and group
> "informix" as well.
>
> please help me, thank you

Type ls -l /database/ibmdat/xps85/user1.dat and find out for sure. Also
make sure that informix has write permission to the object. If
user1.dat is a link (much better if it is), make sure that the linked
object is owned and writable by informix.

--EEM


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-rwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 268435456 Apr 18 18:02 user1.dat

i just used an old dat file. do i need to touch a new empty dat file?

jeffhan wrote:
> -rwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 268435456 Apr 18 18:02 user1.dat
>
> i just used an old dat file. do i need to touch a new empty dat file?
>

You also need a 'chmod 660 user1.dat'

On Aug 10, 6:39 pm, jeffhan wrote:
> -rwxrwxrwx 1 informix informix 268435456 Apr 18 18:02 user1.dat
>
> i just used an old dat file. do i need to touch a new empty dat file?

Privs have to be -rw-rw---- informix informix

Art S. Kagel