Umm Jim... Why don't you tell us how you really feel???  ;-)

james

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Now you've done it.  Really frosts my chalupas.

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I do not enjoy being forced into a UNIX environment and I'm sure
I will run into vendors with the same attitude.  However, it will
provide me with the oppourtunity I have waited about 10 years for
and that is to tell Cognos to "stick it".

Well....got that outta my craw.

jt

> -----Original Message-----
>
> From: Steve Hammond [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 1998 2:08 PM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      PowerHouse Gotcha
>
> Not sure if this has been on the list, so here goes:
>
> - need to upgrade from 7.29C8 to 8.19C2
> - we use Omnidex TPI on TurboImage dbs
> - PH production runs from CURRENT.COGNOS
>
> Check with Cognos, they say no problem installing 8.19C2 files - they go
> into their own group, will not affect CURRENT at all. Allows us you to
> test new version before going into production. Follow the instructions and
> you'll have no problem.
>
> Restore files - no problem
> next step is to run a command file called COGSET.PH819C2.COGNOS. I do so
> and all of a sudden, QUIZ won't run!! Message is "The file being loaded is
> less privileged than the previous file in the binding sequence. (LDERR
> 602)". Two and a half hours and three phone calls to PH support later, and
> after playing with those incomprehensible PH udc's, we bite the bullet and
> restore the accounting structure from the weekend's full store.
>
> It turns out that COGSET alters the security on CURRENT and in doing so,
> it removed AC on write, append and save. Now I am at a loss to explain
> what happened, but once we restored the directory, QUIZ ran again.
>
> After this, PH support tells me "Oh, we've been telling people they don't
> have to do the COGSET." Well, ...
>
> Anyway, be careful!!
>
> steve hammond
> aamc
> wash dc