Warning: Editing Unix Connect route file can cause session manager to 'crash' Editiing the Unix Connect route file (/etc/ROUTE-FILE) may cause serious problems that can result in the Reality session manager ‘crashing’ causing all network connectivity into and out of Reality to fail. NIS cannot be held responsible for problems that result from editing this file. … Continue reading “Warning: Editing Unix Connect route file can cause session manager to ‘crash’”
What does "49004 logons inhibited" mean You database has been locked to prevent access. This error indicates that either your Reality administrator has locked the database either via the TCL command 'INHIBIT-LOGONS', via the 'lockdbase' system command or a utility such as 'realdbck' has locked the database preventing access to your data. To recover from … Continue reading “What does “49004 logons inhibited” mean”
How do you change the TCL prompt Reality has the ability to change the TCL prompt, this can be particularly useful when operating a multi – database environment, enabling clear identification of which database you are currently logged onto. The verb to accomplish this is 'SET-ENV TCL "string"' If 'string' is omitted then the TCL … Continue reading “How do you change the TCL prompt”
What is the default numeric precision of Reality The default precision of Reality is dependant on the type of interface that you are currently using. ENGLISH – The default precision for both 'A' and 'F' correlatives is 12, which can be overridden by the use of the format 'A{n}' or 'F{n}' where 'n' is a … Continue reading “What is the default numeric precision of Reality”
Why am I getting "Incompatible rcs library and session manager" error messages The "Incompatible rcs library and session manager" problem is caused by another program that uses the UNIX-Connect libraries needing to be on-site linked. This occurs when a new version of UNIX-Connect has been installed. The error is usually generated by Reality, however, this … Continue reading “Why am I getting “Incompatible rcs library and session manager” error messages”
Attempting to mount shadow database on UNIX fails with 'permission denied' message There are two reasons why this may occur, either not running as root or mount points set to "nosuid". Firstly 'tlmenu' is run as the database owner and is invariably therefore not 'root'; root or superuser access is required to be able to … Continue reading “Attempting to mount shadow database on UNIX fails with ‘permission denied’ message”
Why can't I update my SQL Table, Privilege Grants look OK There are two levels of control over updates to SQL Tables in Reality as well as the SQL Privileges, which control access by userid, each table can be marked as Updateable, or Read-Only. If a Table is marked Read-Only, this overrides update privileges assigned … Continue reading “Why can’t I update my SQL Table, Privilege Grants look OK”
