Re: Ininitalize a share memory
Posted in 1996
Topics: Server Administration
Trung Dang wrote:
>
> I am trying to bring the Online 7.x online with the command:
>
> oninit>
> The error message is: Fatal error in shared memory creation.
>
> when I look at the log file the detail message is
>
> 16:23:56 mt_shm_init: can't create resident segment
> 17:08:26 shmat: [EINVAL][22]: shared memory base address illegal
> 17:08:26 using 0xf0000000, needs 0xeee00000
> 17:08:26 mt_shm_init: can't create resident segment>
> I did change the INFORMIXSHMBASE to the specified address above and it
> is still giving me an error.
>
> Please Help
>
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> It is too easy not to know but it is very hard to know all.
Hi Trung !
Check the variable SHMBASE in onconfig. A reasonable value should be found in
the release file ONLINE_7.x for your OnLine version, which you will find in
$INFORMIXDIR/release. This file contains recommended values for some kernel
parameters of your system.
Hope this helps.
Cheers,
Dirk
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