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- From: shemminga@cix.compulink.co.uk (Stuart Hemming)
- Subject: Re: INF4.1 -1 ERROR ?? problem
- Reply-To: shemminga@cix.compulink.co.uk
- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 21:40:00 +0000
- Message-ID: <memo.832788@cix.compulink.co.uk>
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- In-Reply-To: <1992Dec28.183425.12622@informix.com> davek@informix.com (David Kosenko)
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- TITLE: Re: INF4.1 -1 ERROR ?? problem
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- In <1992Dec28.183425.12622@informix.com> David Kosenko writes:
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- [Stuff deleted]
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- >>Surely this should be user informix?
- >
- > Why? First of all, when you install Informix products, you do so as root,
- > not informix (informix would not allow setting up the permissions needed
- > on some of the files, which require root ownership with suid). Second of
- > all, as the original poster stated, they are using a package-installation-
- > script, which I doubt would be run as informix, more likely root or
- > install.
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- I'll shut up 'cos I'm at home and can't check, but I'd've been
- willing to bet real money that my installation instructions said,
- "Create a user/group informix, log in as user informix, install
- software..."
-
- I'll be back! 8-)
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