Re: shared memory error

In article <35a12e4c.22958461@news.intra.bt.com>, Joe deSouza <d_e_so_u_ z_j@b_o_a_t.b_t.c_o_m> writes >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 As root try running truss -aef -v all -o /tmp/1 oninit then grep Errno /tmp/1 -- David Williams Maintainer of the Informix FAQ Primary site (Beta Version) http://www.smooth1.demon.co.uk Official site http://www.iiug.org/techinfo/faq/faq_top.html I see you standin', Standin' on your own, It's such a lonely place for you, For you to be If you need a shoulder, Or if you need a friend, I'll be here standing, Until the bitter end... So don't chastise me Or think I, I mean you harm... All I ever wanted Was for you To know that I care