Re: Online 7.13 error 25588

David Coburn wrote: > > >What is this error and what are the possible causes? > > Generally means that either your networking setup is hosed, or you > cannot connect for some reason via shared memory. The actual error is > > $ finderr 25588> -25588 The appl process cannot connect to OnLine server > server-name. > > An error in the application can produce this message. Check your > CONNECT > statement and the sqlhosts file. A system failure can also produce > this > message. If you can find no immediate cause for the failure, note > the > circumstances, and contact your OnLine database administrator for > assistance. > > The shared memory communication subsystem is down or not > functioning. > Contact the OnLine database administrator to report the problem. > > I've most often seen it when there was some configuration > problems...generally on the client side of a connection. > > David The problem was finally solved by raising the max users in the performance parameters from 50 to 100. We have 3 programmers working on the box and no one else so we never should have even come close to 50. Possibly the max user count means something other than the obvious meaning.