Re: shered memory not initialized for INFORMIXSERVER

On 16 Nov, 11:20, Art Kagel <art.ka...@gmail.com> wrote: > Certain releases of IDS would not write to the online log if you started it > as 'root'.  Have you tried starting it as 'informix'? > > Art > > Art S. Kagel > Oninit (www.oninit.com) > IIUG Board of Directors (a...@iiug.org) > > Disclaimer: Please keep in mind that my own opinions are my own opinions and > do not reflect on my employer, Oninit, the IIUG, nor any other organization > with which I am associated either explicitly or implicitly.  Neither do > those opinions reflect those of other individuals affiliated with any entity > with which I am affiliated nor those of the entities themselves. > > On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 3:06 AM, Jonathan Leffler <jleff...@earthlink.net>wrote: > > > blaberus wrote: > > > > "Clive Eisen" <cl...@serendipita.com> wrote in message > > >news:mailman.301.1258309667.6236.informix-list@iiug.org... > > >> On 15/11/2009 18:21, blaberus wrote: > > > >>> "Obnoxio The Clown"<obno...@serendipita.com>  wrote in message > > >>>news:mailman.300.1258309050.6236.informix-list@iiug.org... > > >>>> blaberus wrote: > > >>>>> When I am trying to start informix server the following massage > > >>>>> apears: > > > >>>>>          shared memory not initialized for INFORMIXSERVER > > > >>>>> Any idea?????? > > > >>>> Have you tried starting the Informix server? > > > >>> Yes, by typing oninit but the same error apperas: > > > >>> shared memory not initialized for INFORMIXSERVER > > > >>> my system in UNIX SCO > > > >> what is in online.log? > > > >> have you tried > > > >> oninit -v> > > > 20:34:14  Requested shared memory segment size rounded from 8000KB to> > > 8192KB > > > > Wed Oct 28 20:34:15 2009 > > > > 20:34:15  Event alarms enabled.  ALARMPROG = > > > '/usr/informix/etc/log_full.sh' > > > 20:34:20  DR: DRAUTO is 0 (Off) > > > 20:34:20  Requested shared memory segment size rounded from 588KB to> > 4096KB > > > 20:34:20  Informix Dynamic Server Version 7.31.UC5    Software Serial> > > Number AAC#J638589 > > > 20:34:23  Informix Dynamic Server Initialized -- Shared Memory> > Initialized. > > > 20:34:23  Physical Recovery Started. > > > 20:34:23  Physical Recovery Complete: 0 Pages Restored. > > > 20:34:23  Logical Recovery Started. > > > 20:34:26  Logical Recovery Complete.> > > 0 Committed, 0 Rolled Back, 0 Open, 0 Bad Locks > > > > 20:34:27  Dataskip is now OFF for all dbspaces > > > 20:34:27  On-Line Mode > > > 20:34:27  Checkpoint Completed:  duration was 0 seconds. > > > 21:27:22  Informix Dynamic Server Stopped.> > > So, back in October, you shut the server down.  You've not attempted to > > restart it since then? > > > Or what did you do between 2009-10-28 and 2009-11-15 that would make > > things fail? > > > Basically, it appears that your (archaic) version of IDS is not > > attempting to use the online log file you showed us.  This suggests that > > perhaps someone has changed the environment in ways you don't expect. > > > -- > > Jonathan Leffler                   #include <disclaimer.h> > > Email: jleff...@earthlink.net, jleff...@us.ibm.com > > Guardian of DBD::Informix v2008.0513 --http://dbi.perl.org/ > > > publictimestamp.org/ptb/PTB-7641 sha160 2009-11-16 06:00:05 > > 402D3412323B4122B1B4FB4751EB6CD7B4B84466 > > _______________________________________________ > > Informix-list mailing list > > Informix-l...@iiug.org > >http://www.iiug.org/mailman/listinfo/informix-list touch a new file both as informix and root in the directory for the online.log file to make sure informix and root can both create new files in that directory. Shut the server down, rename the online.log file to something else and start the server again, this time start the server with oninit -vy

I've found the other online.log file, the newest one: 21:30:17 Exception Recursion while handling: MT_EX_OS, Context: mem 21:30:17 PANIC: Attempting to bring system down 21:30:17 mt_shm_remove: WARNING: may not have removed all/correct segments 21:49:37 Exception Recursion while handling: MT_EX_OS, Context: mem 21:49:37 PANIC: Attempting to bring system down 21:49:37 mt_shm_remove: WARNING: may not have removed all/correct segments 22:04:48 Exception Recursion while handling: MT_EX_OS, Context: mem 22:04:48 PANIC: Attempting to bring system down 22:04:48 mt_shm_remove: WARNING: may not have removed all/correct segments 23:20:52 Exception Recursion while handling: MT_EX_OS, Context: mem 23:20:52 PANIC: Attempting to bring system down 23:20:52 mt_shm_remove: WARNING: may not have removed all/correct segments 23:26:06 Exception Recursion while handling: MT_EX_OS, Context: mem 23:26:06 PANIC: Attempting to bring system down 23:26:06 mt_shm_remove: WARNING: may not have removed all/correct segments 23:27:06 Exception Recursion while handling: MT_EX_OS, Context: mem 23:27:06 PANIC: Attempting to bring system down 23:27:06 mt_shm_remove: WARNING: may not have removed all/correct segments 00:26:53 Exception Recursion while handling: MT_EX_OS, Context: mem 00:26:53 PANIC: Attempting to bring system down 00:26:53 mt_shm_remove: WARNING: may not have removed all/correct segments 00:36:06 Exception Recursion while handling: MT_EX_OS, Context: mem 00:36:06 PANIC: Attempting to bring system down 00:36:06 mt_shm_remove: WARNING: may not have removed all/correct segment <david@smooth1.co.uk> wrote in message news:0a255640-f005-4909-be13-605384043ae6@a31g2000yqn.googlegroups.com... On 16 Nov, 11:20, Art Kagel <art.ka...@gmail.com> wrote: > Certain releases of IDS would not write to the online log if you started > it > as 'root'. Have you tried starting it as 'informix'? > > Art > > Art S. Kagel > Oninit (www.oninit.com) > IIUG Board of Directors (a...@iiug.org) > > Disclaimer: Please keep in mind that my own opinions are my own opinions > and > do not reflect on my employer, Oninit, the IIUG, nor any other > organization > with which I am associated either explicitly or implicitly. Neither do > those opinions reflect those of other individuals affiliated with any > entity > with which I am affiliated nor those of the entities themselves. > > On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 3:06 AM, Jonathan Leffler > <jleff...@earthlink.net>wrote: > > > blaberus wrote: > > > > "Clive Eisen" <cl...@serendipita.com> wrote in message > > >news:mailman.301.1258309667.6236.informix-list@iiug.org... > > >> On 15/11/2009 18:21, blaberus wrote: > > > >>> "Obnoxio The Clown"<obno...@serendipita.com> wrote in message > > >>>news:mailman.300.1258309050.6236.informix-list@iiug.org... > > >>>> blaberus wrote: > > >>>>> When I am trying to start informix server the following massage > > >>>>> apears: > > > >>>>> shared memory not initialized for INFORMIXSERVER > > > >>>>> Any idea?????? > > > >>>> Have you tried starting the Informix server? > > > >>> Yes, by typing oninit but the same error apperas: > > > >>> shared memory not initialized for INFORMIXSERVER > > > >>> my system in UNIX SCO > > > >> what is in online.log? > > > >> have you tried > > > >> oninit -v> > > > 20:34:14 Requested shared memory segment size rounded from 8000KB to > > > 8192KB > > > > Wed Oct 28 20:34:15 2009 > > > > 20:34:15 Event alarms enabled. ALARMPROG = > > > '/usr/informix/etc/log_full.sh' > > > 20:34:20 DR: DRAUTO is 0 (Off) > > > 20:34:20 Requested shared memory segment size rounded from 588KB to > > 4096KB > > > 20:34:20 Informix Dynamic Server Version 7.31.UC5 Software Serial > > > Number AAC#J638589 > > > 20:34:23 Informix Dynamic Server Initialized -- Shared Memory > > Initialized. > > > 20:34:23 Physical Recovery Started. > > > 20:34:23 Physical Recovery Complete: 0 Pages Restored. > > > 20:34:23 Logical Recovery Started. > > > 20:34:26 Logical Recovery Complete. > > > 0 Committed, 0 Rolled Back, 0 Open, 0 Bad Locks > > > > 20:34:27 Dataskip is now OFF for all dbspaces > > > 20:34:27 On-Line Mode > > > 20:34:27 Checkpoint Completed: duration was 0 seconds. > > > 21:27:22 Informix Dynamic Server Stopped. > > > So, back in October, you shut the server down. You've not attempted to > > restart it since then? > > > Or what did you do between 2009-10-28 and 2009-11-15 that would make > > things fail? > > > Basically, it appears that your (archaic) version of IDS is not > > attempting to use the online log file you showed us. This suggests that > > perhaps someone has changed the environment in ways you don't expect. > > > -- > > Jonathan Leffler #include <disclaimer.h> > > Email: jleff...@earthlink.net, jleff...@us.ibm.com > > Guardian of DBD::Informix v2008.0513 --http://dbi.perl.org/ > > > publictimestamp.org/ptb/PTB-7641 sha160 2009-11-16 06:00:05 > > 402D3412323B4122B1B4FB4751EB6CD7B4B84466 > > _______________________________________________ > > Informix-list mailing list > > Informix-l...@iiug.org > >http://www.iiug.org/mailman/listinfo/informix-list touch a new file both as informix and root in the directory for the online.log file to make sure informix and root can both create new files in that directory. Shut the server down, rename the online.log file to something else and start the server again, this time start the server with oninit -vy