Can't initialize database (oninit -ivy)

[craig322]

I am trying to initialize a new database (oninit -ivy) on a server. You would think it would be pretty straight forward, but after I issue the command I am seeing the following in the alert log. Some of the things I have validated are that the sqlhosts entry are matching my /etc/hosts, /etc/services and onconfig file. I am initializing the database on the same server that I am logged into as informix, so my login is not locked out. I have turned off password aging for this user. We are not using a password file (it is a trusted host and I have checked permissions on the /tcb files). I have installed other informix databases on the same server without any problems.

Has anyone ever encountered this before?

Thanks

Craig

18:01:27 Get Shadow Password for user [informix] failed!
18:01:27 Check for password aging/account lock-out.
18:01:27 listener-thread: err = -951: oserr = 13: errstr = informix: Incorrect password or
user informix is not known on the database server.
System error = 13.

 

[craig322]

Figured it out. The permissions for the on* files in the informix/bin directory did not have the sticky bit.

 

[heavyDman]

The database server that you tried to access does not accept either
your user ID, the login name that is specified for the desired server
host in your ~/.netrc file, or the user name that is specified in the
USER clause of a CONNECT statement. If you are explicitly specifying
your user name in the ~/.netrc file or in a CONNECT statement, check
that the name is correct. If you do not have a valid user ID on the
server machine, see your system administrator. This message appears
with Version 6.0 and later.


-951 User is not known on remote host.

This statement refers to a database on another computer system, but the
other system does not accept your account name. You must have a valid
login identity on any computer system you access. See your network
administrator about getting a login ID. This message appears prior to
Version 6.0.