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Re: informix newbie needs help - out of shared memory segments, check system SHMSEG

Posted in 2000

Topics: General Discussion

Latisha Shirah — — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

For SCO check the /etc/conf/cf.d/mtune file for the SHM* parameters. =) Query_Gurl ----- Original Message ----- From: <Eggert.Ehmke@berlin.de> To: <informix-list@iiug.org> Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2000 8:56 AM Subject: Re: informix newbie needs help - out of shared memory segments, check system SHMSEG > On Thu, 29 Jun 2000 12:56:22 GMT, mars1972@my-deja.com wrote: > > >SHMSEG is an OS level configuration parameter that limits the size of a > >shared memory segment. Informix is telling you that it tried to start > >up with a larger shared memory segment than the OS would allow. Check > >with your system administrator about getting SHMSEG increased. > > Sad to say, I am supposed to be the system admin. However, in the scoadmin menu > I don't find a parameter like SHMSEG. I guess it should be in > System/System-Tuner ? > > > -- > Eggert Ehmke > Email: eggert.ehmke@berlin.de

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Dickey — — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

If I'm not mistaken(it's been awhile). SCO uses an mtune and an stune file. One is the hard limit, one is the soft limit. Check both. -brian On Thu, 29 Jun 2000 13:11:47 -0500, "Latisha Shirah" <lshirah@simpletel.com> wrote: > >For SCO check the /etc/conf/cf.d/mtune file for the SHM* parameters. > >=) >Query_Gurl > >----- Original Message ----- >From: <Eggert.Ehmke@berlin.de> >To: <informix-list@iiug.org> >Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2000 8:56 AM >Subject: Re: informix newbie needs help - out of shared memory segments, >check system SHMSEG > > >> On Thu, 29 Jun 2000 12:56:22 GMT, mars1972@my-deja.com wrote: >> >> >SHMSEG is an OS level configuration parameter that limits the size of a >> >shared memory segment. Informix is telling you that it tried to start >> >up with a larger shared memory segment than the OS would allow. Check >> >with your system administrator about getting SHMSEG increased. >> >> Sad to say, I am supposed to be the system admin. However, in the scoadmin >menu >> I don't find a parameter like SHMSEG. I guess it should be in >> System/System-Tuner ? >> >> >> -- >> Eggert Ehmke >> Email: eggert.ehmke@berlin.de >

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