Re: oninit error. Oline Workgroup Server for SCO Open Server 5.0.4

In article <35f6cb76.0@dial-in.encomix.es>, fjcerdan@alianzai.com (Francisco Cerdan) wrote: > Hello, > > I have problems with Informix Online Workgroup Server 7.22.UC5 for SCO > Open > Server 5. > > I do the following: > > login: root > password: xxx > > # cd /u/informix > # . ./ifmx.sh > # oninit > oninit: Cannot open chunk '/u/IFMXDATA/bdatos/ROOTDBS.000'. errno = 4> oninit: Fatal error in shared memory initialization > # > The online.log file: > > Wed Sep 9 20:04:41 1998 > > 20:04:41 Event alarms enabled. ALARMPROG = > '/u/informix/etc/log_full.sh' > 20:04:45 DR: DRAUTO is 0 (Off) > 20:04:46 chunk failed sanity check > > 20:04:48 I/O error, Primary Chunk '/u/IFMXDATA/bdatos/ROOTDBS.000' -- > Offline (sanity) > 20:04:48 INFORMIX-OnLine Stopped. > 20:04:48 mt_shm_remove: WARNING: may not have removed all/correct> segments > > > Please, help me to cofigure correctly my server. > > Tank you very much. > > Regards, Francisco Cerd'n. > > My configuration files are: > > ifmx.sh > > INFORMIXDIR=/u/informix > ONCONFIG=onconfig.ows > INFORMIXSERVER=bdatos_shm > INFORMIXSQLHOSTS=/u/informix/etc/sqlhosts > INFORMIXTERM=terminfo> TERMINFO=/usr/share/lib/terminfo > PATH=.:/u/informix/bin:/u/informix/bin:.:/usr/ccs/bin:/usr/ccs/lib:/bin:> /usr > /bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/etc:/usr/ucb [cutting] Assuming the engine has started OK in the past - is the chunk still there? and with the correct permissions? Has all the memory been released when the restart failed? As an aside I would set your nettypes fully and not rely on the defaults as I've seen them not come through correctly under SCO Paul Watson # I don't suffer from WF Software Ltd. # stress, I'm just Tel. (+44) 1436 674729 # a carrier Fax. (+44) 1436 678693 #