We are using Informix 9.21 as our Database and Solaris 8 for our OS, our problem is how we can retrieve the ghost users without reseting our server, sometimes the KILL pid in UNIX doesnt work 100%, still the users that we killed remain in the memory of the server.

still the users that we killed remain in the memory of the server


If u mean , the users still appear in license monitor, then there is a new option licmon6.1 -c in latest porting set 6.1c.07 which clears the hanged licenses. So porting set upgrade may be an answer .

Further u may use bshcmd6.1 command to kill the running bshell instead of killing unix pid's . That will kill all related processes along with license. Hence normally preferred route.

There is script alg6.1 available from Baan on unix to send messages to many users and to kill many bshells at a time . This script uses bshcmd6.1 internally.

Hi Hitesh,

licmon6.1 -c does not seem to work, is porting set mentioned by you right ?

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Porting set is 6.1c.07 . This command will remove the ghost licenses (ie licenses without existing PID's) without having to kill the license.

Further if u r to kill the process and remove license simultaneously then bshcmd6.1 (or alg6.1script) is the best option.

We are on 6.1c.07, but option does not work. I guess could be available in 6.1c.07.01, will install and try in a couple of days.

regards,

We have checked and tested this many times. Works fine . Don't know what's wrong at ur end . Ours is OS 2.8 . Probably that may be the difference.

Do u c the -c option in license monitor ( or still better licmon6.1-?) . If it comes then u can report the same to Baan support.

Thanks for your help guys, maybe i will try both of your suggestions and hope this will work in our database Informix 9.21.