Testing the password file

You create and encrypt a password file to allow the CDR utility to access to a secure network environment. Use these steps to test that the encrypted password file is correctly configured.

Procedure

To test the password file configuration:

Use the cdr view state -c remote_server_group_name command to verify that the password file supplies the correct password to the CDR command.

For example, if your remote server group was named g_serv2, specify the following command:

cdr view state -c g_serv2

The state of all configured enterprise replication servers is returned. If enterprise replication is not defined, but the password file is set up correctly, the following message is returned:

ERROR:ER not defined on g_serv2

If the CDR utility is unable to connect to the server or if the following error is returned then verify that $INFORMIXDIR/etc/passwd_file is correctly configured.

25539: Invalid connection-type

The following is an example of command output returned when Enterprise Replication and the password file are correctly configured:

$  cdr view state -c g_serv2
STATE
Source   ER               Capture          Network          Apply           
         State            State            State            State           
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
g_serv2 Active           Running          Running          Running         
g_serv1 Active           Running          Running          Running