Re: Error restarting server

>Informix Novice Question: Excellent question! Hard enough not to be covered in the manuals, well enough documented to allow for a succinct answer. >10:24:52 shmget: [EEXIST][17]: key 52574805: shared memory already exists >10:24:52 (2) shm creation of shmem segment failed This is the key to the answer. When the Informix oninit program goes to allocate a segment of shared memory, it is finding that there is already one there. Since a segment already exists where the server is trying to put its memory, it generates that error message. This message means one of two things: either you have another running instance of OnLine with the same onconfig file value for SERVERNUM (which maintains the spacing of shared memory segments in multiple residency), or you still have a segment of shared memory left over from when you shut down the instance the last time. In the latter case, you must use operating system commands to remove the segments that are no longer required. As root, run $ipcs | grep informix to list all informix-owned segments. In the simplest case, there is only one. Then run $ipcrm x , where "x" is the id of the shared memory segments. References: INFORMIX-OnLine Dynamic Server Administrator's Guide See index entry for Multiple Residency Unix man pages for ipcs, ipcrm HTH! ;) ___________________________________________________________ Clem Akins (aka clem@informix.com) <- NEW ACCOUNT! Informix Software, Inc (Standard disclaimers apply) International Technical Support Last seen: 'aving Fish & Chips in Shepperton-on-Thames, UK