Informix-only level trust through REMOTE_SERVER_CFG and/or REMOTE_USERS_CFG, since early 11.70...
Original Message:
Sent: Fri January 31, 2025 05:01 AM
From: Jon Ritson
Subject: Who needs a HOME?
Thanks for the reply Andreas ... are you saying there is a better / more current approach to .rhosts (and .ssh)?
i.e. If I let the installer create informix with no $HOME, then what is the approach for HDR / RSS for the trust?
JJ
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Jon Ritson
Original Message:
Sent: Thu January 30, 2025 01:10 PM
From: Andreas Legner
Subject: Who needs a HOME?
.rhosts, .... for HDR/RSS ... sooo last century
Only /etc/hosts.equiv is worse.
But hey, who besides us would even still know about those.
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Andreas Legner
Informix Dev
HCL Software
Original Message:
Sent: Thu January 30, 2025 12:47 PM
From: Jon Ritson
Subject: Who needs a HOME?
(Let's see if a reply to group works ...)
.rhosts too for HDR / RSS
But hey, I wonder how many installations run with no $HOME for informix.
No worries ...
JJ
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Original Message:
Sent: 1/30/2025 12:41:00 PM
From: Art Kagel
Subject: RE: Who needs a HOME?
If you need to set up a home directory for user informix, you can always do that after the server has created the user id:
sudo usermod --home /home/informix informix
Art
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Art S. Kagel, President and Principal Consultant
ASK Database Management Corp.
www.askdbmgt.com
Original Message:
Sent: Thu January 30, 2025 12:37 PM
From: Jon Ritson
Subject: Who needs a HOME?
Hmmm ... so when setting up passwordless ssh for informix ... one is meant to do this off root?? Or where?? (i.e. /.ssh directory) ... or ... if no $HOME then ... how??
Hope you're good Andreas ;)
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Jon Ritson
Original Message:
Sent: Thu January 30, 2025 12:18 PM
From: Andreas Legner
Subject: Who needs a HOME?
Yep, and it's by design, because "service account".
For us non-service-accounts, we'll have to make our nature known to the system ;)
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Andreas Legner
Informix Dev
HCL Software
Original Message:
Sent: Thu January 30, 2025 05:12 AM
From: Jon Ritson
Subject: Who needs a HOME?
Just saying ... OpenSuse ... letting the 14.10.FC11W1 installer create the user informix ... and no $HOME is directory is created.
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Jon Ritson
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