Re: shared memory error

On Fri, 03 Jul 1998 23:49:04 +0100, Neil Truby <ntruby@netcomuk.co.uk> wrote: >Joe deSouza wrote: >> >> tbmode: shared memory not initialized >> This will take Informix-OnLine OFFLINE - >> do you wish to continue (y/n) ? >> tbinit:shmget[ENOMEM][12]: out of shared memory, check system SHMALL >> tbinit:fatal error in shared memory creation >>snip >It seems pretty explicit about what's wrong. Double-check the >$INFORMIXDIR/release/ONLINE* files for system-specific kernel parameter >settings. In Solaris you can't just cut-and paste, as the /etc/system >syntax is different from that in the release notes. > >Neil Truby >Chase Manhattan Bank >Bournemouth, UK I have used set semsys:seminfo_sem... as recommended. What is SHMALL above referring to when it fails. There is no such kernel parameter... My params are set as in ONLINE except for 'location of shared memory = 0x10000'. On reboot I can see my parameters set. ENOMEM refers to not enough memory to fill the request of shmget. But what request is it making that fails ? Thanks in Advance Joe