I am not sure how you could set your Informix environment running backup as root... wouldn't you normally run it as the informix user and have most everything except your libraries owned by informix?
George Lesho System/Storage Admin AFC Enterprises Doug McLauchlan To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <dougm@WOOLWOR cc: (bcc: George Lesho/Partners/AFC) THS.CO.NZ> Subject: Informix API 3.7.1 Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] IST.EDU> 03/12/02 10:28 AM Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" Hi all *SM's, I need some help please. We are running TSM Server 4.2.1.6 with TSM Client 4.2.1.0 and API 3.7.1.0 on aix 4.3.3.0. We have successfully been backup up the Informix Database (Informix Dynamic Server Version 7.30.UC7) until last Sunday when I received the message 10-03-2002 16:12:41 ANR0424W Session 3130 for node WW-DATAW-MONTHLY (AIX) refused - invalid password submitted. this backup is a monthly Level 0 backup of the database and is a separate node on the machine (I run 2 nodes on the same machine, 1 for monthly & 1 for daily), On Monday night the Level 1 backup failed with this message from the bar.act.log 2002-03-11 18:37:26 255704 225818 /informix/bin/onbar_d -b -L 1 -f /tmp/dwd485p.dbslist.250184.out 2002-03-11 18:38:04 255704 225818 Begin level 1 backup rootdbs. 2002-03-11 18:38:07 255704 225818 XBSA Error (BSAInit): Attempt to authorize root failed. 2002-03-11 18:38:10 255704 225818 Begin level 1 backup rootdbs. 2002-03-11 18:38:11 255704 225818 XBSA Error (BSAInit): Attempt to authorize root failed. 2002-03-11 18:38:14 255704 225818 Begin level 1 backup rootdbs. 2002-03-11 18:38:15 255704 225818 XBSA Error (BSAInit): Attempt to authorize root failed. and in the dsm error log I had the following messages 11-03-2002 18:38:07 sessOpen: Error 137 from signon authentication. 11-03-2002 18:38:11 sessOpen: Error 137 from signon authentication. 11-03-2002 18:38:15 sessOpen: Error 137 from signon authentication. I have reset the password on both nodes and now I receive the following errors 2002-03-12 15:55:27 275680 259688 /informix/bin/onbar_d -b -L0 rootdbs 2002-03-12 15:55:29 275680 259688 Begin level 0 backup rootdbs. 2002-03-12 15:55:30 275680 259688 XBSA Error (BSAInit): An unspecified XBSA error has occurred: 96 2002-03-12 15:55:35 275680 259688 Begin backup logical log 1432. 2002-03-12 15:55:35 275680 259688 XBSA Error (BSAInit): An unspecified XBSA error has occurred: 96 2002-03-12 15:55:40 275680 259688 Begin backup logical log 1432. 2002-03-12 15:55:41 275680 259688 XBSA Error (BSAInit): An unspecified XBSA error has occurred: 96 2002-03-12 15:55:46 275680 259688 Begin backup logical log 1432. 2002-03-12 15:55:46 275680 259688 XBSA Error (BSAInit): An unspecified XBSA error has occurred: 96 12-03-2002 15:55:30 sessOpen: Error 168 from signon authentication. 12-03-2002 15:55:35 sessOpen: Error 168 from signon authentication. 12-03-2002 15:55:41 sessOpen: Error 168 from signon authentication. 12-03-2002 15:55:46 sessOpen: Error 168 from signon authentication. What does a Error 168 mean, and where do I go to find those error's, and also does any know why my backups are failing. Thanks Doug McLauchlan DISCLAIMER: "The information in this email and in any attachments is confidential and intended solely for the attention and use of the addressee(s). If this email is not intended for you, you must not use, read, distribute or copy it. If you have received this email by mistake please call the sender immediately on 64-9-2620772 and erase the email and any attachments, and any copies of the same. Internet communications are not secure and therefore Woolworths (NZ) Ltd does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this message. Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Woolworths (NZ) Ltd unless specifically stated."