Security warnings and error messages at server startup (UNIX)
If a security check that a server utility performs at startup detects a problem, the security check returns an error message or warning.
These messages are returned when the message file and internationalization support are unavailable. Therefore, the error messages do not have error numbers and are not translated.
The following list shows security-related messages that can open when startup of the database server is attempted. In most environments, the server utility automatically exits when it detects one of these problems.
- INFORMIXDIR or ONCONFIG is too long. Maximum length for $INFORMIXDIR/etc/$ONCONFIG is 255 characters.
- INFORMIXSQLHOSTS is too long. Maximum length is 255 characters.
- TBCONFIG is not supported and will not be used.
- User informix not found.
- Group informix not found.
- Could not access logical-file file name.
- Logical-file file name is not owned by user with id UID.
- Logical-file file name not owned by group with id GID.
- Logical-file file name has insecure mode mode.
The following table defines the variables used in the preceding messages.
| Variable | Explanation |
|---|---|
| file name | A name of the file or directory |
| logical-file | onconfig, INFORMIXSQLHOSTS, INFORMIXDIR,
or INFORMIXDIR/xxx (where xxx is
one of a number of subdirectories under $INFORMIXDIR).
For example, if the INFORMIXDIR environment variable is set to /usr/informix, the message might read: INFORMIXSQLHOSTS /usr/informix/etc/sqlhosts is not owned by the user with id 1234. |
| mode | An octal permissions value |
| UID | A user ID |
| GID | A group ID |