huge files "shmem.xxxxxx.0"?

Posted in 2000

Woi Yew Fong — Thu, 30 Nov 2000 16:43:48 +0800 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

I noticed that there are these files shmem.xxxxx(xxxx- some alpha numeric numbers).0 created and they occupied a very huge disk space. What is these files for? Can I remove them? Please advice.

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tsutoo@my-deja.com — Fri, 01 Dec 2000 00:41:03 GMT — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

In article <9055u2$n1b$1@news.xmission.com>, Woi Yew Fong <yfwoi@tpl.com.sg> wrote: Hi Woi. Sorry my poor English(I am Japanese.) Please DUMPSHMEM to 0 in ONCONFIG file, if you do not need shmem.xxx. Please look at following line. # DUMP*: # The following parameters control the type of diagnostics information which # is preserved when an unanticipated error condition (assertion failure) occurs # during OnLine operations. # For DUMPSHMEM, DUMPGCORE and DUMPCORE 1 means Yes, 0 means No. DUMPDIR /tmp # Preserve diagnostics in thisdirectory DUMPSHMEM 1 # Dump a copy of shared memory DUMPGCORE 0 # Dump a core image using 'gcore' DUMPCORE 0 # Dump a core image (Warning:thisaborts OnLine) DUMPCNT 1 # Number of shared memory or gcoredumps for # a single user's session > > I noticed that there are these files shmem.xxxxx(xxxx- some alpha numeric > numbers).0 created and they occupied a very huge disk space. What is these > files for? Can I remove them? Please advice. > -- Tsutomu Ogiwara@Japan Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.