Re: help: Shared memory init error

In article <596v43$cj6@hpcc48.corp.hp.com>, curt narvesen <curt- narvesen@hp.com> writes >I am running Informix 7.1e and tried to restore my database from a >Unix backup tape. I tried to restore "users/informix" and >"dev/yponline". Now when i try to bring my database online I get >on the following error message "oninit: Fatal error in shared >memory initialization". The message log file is as follows: That just means that the engine did not startup. > >Could not disable priority aging: aging errno =2 >DR: DRAUTO is 0 (Off) >warning: chunk timestamps are invalid You're backup is corrupt. I assume you used an Informix tool (ontape/onarchive) to back it up? > >I/O error, Primary chunk 'dev/yponline' -- Offline (sanity) The chunk dev/yponline is not useable and so is taken offline. >INFORMIX-OnLine Stopped I assume this is part of the rootdbs or contains logs as online then decides to shutdown. >mt_shm_remove: WARNING: may not have removed all/correct segments I did not go down cleanly. > > >Could anyone offer me some advice? First do another restore then check the permissions on dev/ypline, it should be mode 660 (rw-rw----) owner informix, group informix. If that fails then I suggest Finding another backup as this one is corrupted. > > >Thanks -- David Williams