Re: Shared memory errors

I guess I must have missed this message first time round. I have seen similar problems before. > > > ntruby@netcomuk.co.uk wrote in article <324B5E18.5D43@netcomuk.co.uk>... > > My site is running OnLine 7.13 on Sun OS on two physically separate, > > but allegedly identically configured, servers. On one, no problem. > > On the other, onmonitor shows a status of Online, but tbstat -l for > > example shows no logs followed by a segmentation fault. Other > > utilities give a message something like "Changing database > > structures". > > > > We don't get support from Informix, but from our TPV. Predictably > > the vendor and Sun blame one another. > > Grateful for any > > > > siggestions. > > > > Neil Truby > > Chase, Bournemouth, UK > > > Could be corrupt binaries. Reinstall your binaries and see what happens. > Do a filesystem check first to be sure the FS is not corrupted. In my case the problem was caused by a corrupted root dbspace. The reason being that somebody had linked 2 names to the same raw device rather than to separate devices. It was quite simple after the event. I also had another problem like this in the very dim and distant past. In that case it was caused by not using the raw device. That too was easy to see after the event. Malcolm Weallans Online Database Consultancy Phone 01628-72154 Fax 01628-37463 CIX - onlinedbc