For a while now it seems you can't get shared memory working for
non-root users.  So, create a separate configuration all non-root users
to use tcpip.

Steffan

Alex Masters wrote:
>
> Not that I've found! I am able to operate client admin sessions as a non-root 
> user, having set the SUID bit to root on the dsmadmc binaries. The client 
> however didn't benefit from this treatment at all - as soon as the node 
> password has been requested, (meaning client - server comm's) I can't even 
> query the server via shared memory.
>
> If anyone has any workarounds, I'd love to hear, because it forces all our 
> backup/restore work to be done by our AIX sysadmin. team.
>
> Regards
>
> Alex...
>
> >>> missy lady <missy_lady AT HOTMAIL DOT COM> 20/07/99 10:26:00 >>>
> I have configured an installation of ADSM 3.1.0.7 on AIX 4.3 and am useing
> SHARED MEMORY as the communications method, when I do a backup from the
> command line as ROOT it executes correctly however when a non root user
> attempts the same thing the user receives a message telling them that they
> can't write to the shared memory area ,
>        Is there a way that I can allow a non root use to do this ?
>
>    Thanks in advance
>
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