Re: shared memory ininitialization problem

Informix-Admnistrator wrote: > Greetings! > > We're in trouble because we can't initialize shared memory. What might > be the problem? > > Here is an excerpt from the error log, showing the different types of > error messages we have got so far: > > 10:21:39 shmget: [EEXIST][17]: key 52564801: shared memory already> exists > 10:21:39 mt_shm_init: can't create resident segment > > 11:51:00 shmat: [EMFILE][24]: out of shared memory segments, check> system SHMSEG > 11:51:00 mt_shm_init: can't create virtual segment> > Trying to solve this one... > 10:21:39 shmget: [EEXIST][17]: key 52564801: shared memory already> exists > 10:21:39 mt_shm_init: can't create resident segment> > we removed the process with the key 52564801 (had to become su first, > because owner = root ). > Then we changed Shared memory parameters in the onconfig file, ran > oninit -s, but then we have got the second type of error message.> > Is it a Unix (Solaris) or Informix problem? Where is the place to look > at for documentation? > > Thanks fo helping us, > > Knut Behrends, > Chemnitz, Germany > [cutting]The first error is mostly likeley caused by the engine failing to start and being unable to release the memory back to the OS. The second is a kernel error. Try setting /etc/system to the values in the release notes $informixdir/release/../../ Go back to the orginal Informix supplied onconfig and try again, altering the minimum of pararmeters. If it still doesn't start then check with ITS. -- Paul Watson # WF Software Ltd # I don't suffer from stress - Tel: +44 1436 674729 # I'm a carrier. Fax: +44 1436 678693 # www.wfsoftware.co.uk #