i am getting the error
ld.so.1: oninit: fatal: iosm09a.so: open failed: No such file or directory
killed

when trying to initialise the database server with oninit -i

what is the problem?

thanks
ravindra

I think you Env. var. LD_LIBRARY_PATH lose some value , informixs' library ( $INFORMIXDIR/lib )

you must run command oninit -i for first time of seting up database ,
if another time you run it , everything is gone !!!

Hi
You would not want to use the -i parameter in oninit if you're not intending to build the complete system from scratch !!!

The -i parameter recreates the rootdbs for the instance, wiping out the whole system.

to get an instance from off-line to quiecent mode, use oninit -s
to get an instance up to ONLINE, use oninit without parameters.

your system must be fully configured to do this.

/Ralph

Are you creating this database for the first time or are you upgrading? It really makes a difference.

According to the IBM Informix Dynamic Server 9.30.FC1 PRODUCT RELEASE (http://www-3.ibm.com/software/data/informix/pubs/library/notes/machnote/ids_solaris_9_30.txt)


6. Optical

The name of the IBM Informix shared library for Optical on Solaris is
iosm09a.so. This library must be located /usr/lib/sparcv9/iosm09a.so
(or must have a link provided in /usr/lib/sparcv9). Refer to the Guide
to the Optical Subsystem for more information about enabling optical
functionality.

Check that you have the iosm09a.so library installed

Rgds,
axepert (who happens to be facing the same problem too!)