Re: Cannot force process

Posted in 1996

David Williams — Tue, 8 Oct 1996 20:31:11 +0100 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

In article <DyyuHp.JDn@cix.compulink.co.uk>, "\\"Malcolm Weallans\\"" <onlinedbc@cix.compulink.co.uk> writes >Have you checked the setting of NPROC in the kernel? I think it's that >but I don't have OpenServer 5 manuals to hand. > >> Hi all, >> >> I am attempting to run a program that gives an error -1257: Operating >> system cannot fork process for back-end. This only happens on this >> particular program. Any help would be appreciated. >> >> Operating system: SCO Openserver 5 >> Informix-SE 5.06.UC1 >> Informix-4GL RDS 4.14.UC4 >> >> Thanks >> Wayne Harlech-Jones > > >Malcolm Weallans >Online Database Consultancy >Phone 01628-72154 >Fax 01628-37463 >CIX - onlinedbc Also check the enviroment variable SQLEXEC. Normally it would be $INFORMIXDIR/lib/sqlturbo. If it points to the wrong place then you will get this error. Also check you are not running out of memory on the machine. Look for messages in /var/amd/messages. Possibly you are hitting a UNIX kernel limit NPROCS or NREGIONS. -- David Williams

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