Re: SE Reports a "no shared memory" problem

Further to this, the penny has just dropped regarding your post header. Are you saying that SE no longer works? Have you overwritten your SE binaries with the Online versions? It's been so long since I worked with SE (or with 4.10 anything of = Informix) that I am not sure of this point but, if you have, should they = not be in separate directories? PS: I don't know about keeping Unix alive, but you seem to be doing a good = job with ancient versions of Informix :) =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Read the release notes in $INFORMIXDIR/release. There are a bunch of settings you need to set up in the /etc/system file = to configure shared memory and semaphores etc. If you have never installed online before, make sure that you have = followed the installation instructions *to the letter*. Installing in the = wrong order or as the wrong userid can (will) screw things up badly. Peter Tashkoff <tashkop@iname.com> Zespri International Limited Std Disclaimers Apply All rights reserved. No party may use this document to vilify another. Zespri New Zealand Kiwifruit, The World's Finest >>> root <root@saintelmo.lucent.heidelberg.army.mil> 9/01/98 00:07:31 >>> I am running Informix SE 4.10 on a 3B2 system. I just installed Informix = Online 4.10. When I run "isql", the response is 1: not owner, 123: ISAM ERROR: no = shared memory. What do I have to do to fix this problem? The documentation indicates a = shared memory partition is required. I have no Shared Memory Pamphlet = which gives me the proper instructions. Thank you in advance. Bryan sookhoob@lucent.heidelberg.army.mil=20 "lets keep UNIX alive"