shered memory not initialized for INFORMIXSERVER
A user on SCO UNIX reported that starting IDS 7.31.UC5 with oninit failed with "shared memory not initialized for INFORMIXSERVER". Respondents asked for the online.log contents and suggested oninit -v. The log shown only covered a successful startup and shutdown back in October, prompting Jonathan Leffler to note the server apparently wasn't writing to that log and that someone had likely changed the environment since then; Art Kagel added that some IDS releases won't write the online log if started as root and advised starting as user informix. No confirmation or final resolution is recorded in the thread.
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When I am trying to start informix server the following massage apears: shared memory not initialized for INFORMIXSERVER Any idea??????
blaberus wrote: > When I am trying to start informix server the following massage apears: > > shared memory not initialized for INFORMIXSERVER > > Any idea?????? Have you tried starting the Informix server? -- Cheers, Obnoxio The Clown http://obotheclown.blogspot.com I will now proceed to pleasure myself with this fish. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by OpenProtect(http://www.openprotect.com), and is believed to be clean.
"Obnoxio The Clown" <obnoxio@serendipita.com> wrote in message
news:mailman.300.1258309050.6236.informix-list@iiug.org...
> blaberus wrote:
>> When I am trying to start informix server the following massage apears:
>>
>> shared memory not initialized for INFORMIXSERVER
>>
>> Any idea??????
>
> Have you tried starting the Informix server?
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Obnoxio The Clown
>
> http://obotheclown.blogspot.com
> I will now proceed to pleasure myself with this fish.
>
> --
> This message has been scanned for viruses and
> dangerous content by OpenProtect(http://www.openprotect.com), and is
> believed to be clean.
>
Yes, by typing oninit but the same error apperas:
shared memory not initialized for INFORMIXSERVER
my system in UNIX SCO
On 15/11/2009 18:21, blaberus wrote:
>
> "Obnoxio The Clown"<obnoxio@serendipita.com> wrote in message
> news:mailman.300.1258309050.6236.informix-list@iiug.org...
>> blaberus wrote:
>>> When I am trying to start informix server the following massage apears:
>>>
>>> shared memory not initialized for INFORMIXSERVER
>>>
>>> Any idea??????
>>
>> Have you tried starting the Informix server?
>>
>> --
>> Cheers,
>> Obnoxio The Clown
>>
>> http://obotheclown.blogspot.com
>> I will now proceed to pleasure myself with this fish.
>>
>> --
>> This message has been scanned for viruses and
>> dangerous content by OpenProtect(http://www.openprotect.com), and is
>> believed to be clean.
>>
>
> Yes, by typing oninit but the same error apperas:
>
> shared memory not initialized for INFORMIXSERVER
>
> my system in UNIX SCO
what is in online.log?
have you tried
oninit -v
--
This message has been scanned for viruses and
dangerous content by OpenProtect(http://www.openprotect.com), and is
believed to be clean.
"Clive Eisen" <clive@serendipita.com> wrote in message
news:mailman.301.1258309667.6236.informix-list@iiug.org...
> On 15/11/2009 18:21, blaberus wrote:
>>
>> "Obnoxio The Clown"<obnoxio@serendipita.com> wrote in message
>> news:mailman.300.1258309050.6236.informix-list@iiug.org...
>>> blaberus wrote:
>>>> When I am trying to start informix server the following massage apears:
>>>>
>>>> shared memory not initialized for INFORMIXSERVER
>>>>
>>>> Any idea??????
>>>
>>> Have you tried starting the Informix server?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Cheers,
>>> Obnoxio The Clown
>>>
>>> http://obotheclown.blogspot.com
>>> I will now proceed to pleasure myself with this fish.
>>>
>>> --
>>> This message has been scanned for viruses and
>>> dangerous content by OpenProtect(http://www.openprotect.com), and is
>>> believed to be clean.
>>>
>>
>> Yes, by typing oninit but the same error apperas:
>>
>> shared memory not initialized for INFORMIXSERVER
>>
>> my system in UNIX SCO
>
> what is in online.log?
>
> have you tried
>
> oninit -v>
> --
> This message has been scanned for viruses and
> dangerous content by OpenProtect(http://www.openprotect.com), and is
> believed to be clean.
>
20:34:14 Requested shared memory segment size rounded from 8000KB to 8192KB
Wed Oct 28 20:34:15 2009
20:34:15 Event alarms enabled. ALARMPROG = '/usr/informix/etc/log_full.sh'
20:34:20 DR: DRAUTO is 0 (Off)
20:34:20 Requested shared memory segment size rounded from 588KB to 4096KB
20:34:20 Informix Dynamic Server Version 7.31.UC5 Software Serial NumberAAC#J638589
20:34:23 Informix Dynamic Server Initialized -- Shared Memory Initialized.
20:34:23 Physical Recovery Started.
20:34:23 Physical Recovery Complete: 0 Pages Restored.
20:34:23 Logical Recovery Started.
20:34:26 Logical Recovery Complete. 0 Committed, 0 Rolled Back, 0 Open, 0 Bad Locks
20:34:27 Dataskip is now OFF for all dbspaces
20:34:27 On-Line Mode
20:34:27 Checkpoint Completed: duration was 0 seconds.
21:27:22 Informix Dynamic Server Stopped.
blaberus wrote:
>
> "Clive Eisen" <clive@serendipita.com> wrote in message
> news:mailman.301.1258309667.6236.informix-list@iiug.org...
>> On 15/11/2009 18:21, blaberus wrote:
>>>
>>> "Obnoxio The Clown"<obnoxio@serendipita.com> wrote in message
>>> news:mailman.300.1258309050.6236.informix-list@iiug.org...
>>>> blaberus wrote:
>>>>> When I am trying to start informix server the following massage
>>>>> apears:
>>>>>
>>>>> shared memory not initialized for INFORMIXSERVER
>>>>>
>>>>> Any idea??????
>>>>
>>>> Have you tried starting the Informix server?
>>>>
>>>
>>> Yes, by typing oninit but the same error apperas:
>>>
>>> shared memory not initialized for INFORMIXSERVER
>>>
>>> my system in UNIX SCO
>>
>> what is in online.log?
>>
>> have you tried
>>
>> oninit -v
>
>
>
> 20:34:14 Requested shared memory segment size rounded from 8000KB to> 8192KB
>
> Wed Oct 28 20:34:15 2009
>
> 20:34:15 Event alarms enabled. ALARMPROG =
> '/usr/informix/etc/log_full.sh'
> 20:34:20 DR: DRAUTO is 0 (Off)
> 20:34:20 Requested shared memory segment size rounded from 588KB to 4096KB
> 20:34:20 Informix Dynamic Server Version 7.31.UC5 Software Serial> Number AAC#J638589
> 20:34:23 Informix Dynamic Server Initialized -- Shared Memory Initialized.
> 20:34:23 Physical Recovery Started.
> 20:34:23 Physical Recovery Complete: 0 Pages Restored.
> 20:34:23 Logical Recovery Started.
> 20:34:26 Logical Recovery Complete.> 0 Committed, 0 Rolled Back, 0 Open, 0 Bad Locks
>
> 20:34:27 Dataskip is now OFF for all dbspaces
> 20:34:27 On-Line Mode
> 20:34:27 Checkpoint Completed: duration was 0 seconds.
> 21:27:22 Informix Dynamic Server Stopped.
So, back in October, you shut the server down. You've not attempted to
restart it since then?
Or what did you do between 2009-10-28 and 2009-11-15 that would make
things fail?
Basically, it appears that your (archaic) version of IDS is not
attempting to use the online log file you showed us. This suggests that
perhaps someone has changed the environment in ways you don't expect.
--
Jonathan Leffler #include <disclaimer.h>
Email: jleffler@earthlink.net, jleffler@us.ibm.com
Guardian of DBD::Informix v2008.0513 -- http://dbi.perl.org/
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Certain releases of IDS would not write to the online log if you started it
as 'root'. Have you tried starting it as 'informix'?
Art
Art S. Kagel
Oninit (www.oninit.com)
IIUG Board of Directors (art@iiug.org)
Disclaimer: Please keep in mind that my own opinions are my own opinions and
do not reflect on my employer, Oninit, the IIUG, nor any other organization
with which I am associated either explicitly or implicitly. Neither do
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On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 3:06 AM, Jonathan Leffler <jleffler@earthlink.net>wrote:
> blaberus wrote:
>
> >
> > "Clive Eisen" <clive@serendipita.com> wrote in message
> > news:mailman.301.1258309667.6236.informix-list@iiug.org...
> >> On 15/11/2009 18:21, blaberus wrote:
> >>>
> >>> "Obnoxio The Clown"<obnoxio@serendipita.com> wrote in message
> >>> news:mailman.300.1258309050.6236.informix-list@iiug.org...
> >>>> blaberus wrote:
> >>>>> When I am trying to start informix server the following massage
> >>>>> apears:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> shared memory not initialized for INFORMIXSERVER
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Any idea??????
> >>>>
> >>>> Have you tried starting the Informix server?
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> Yes, by typing oninit but the same error apperas:
> >>>
> >>> shared memory not initialized for INFORMIXSERVER
> >>>
> >>> my system in UNIX SCO
> >>
> >> what is in online.log?
> >>
> >> have you tried
> >>
> >> oninit -v>
> >
> >
> >
> > 20:34:14 Requested shared memory segment size rounded from 8000KB to> > 8192KB
> >
> > Wed Oct 28 20:34:15 2009
> >
> > 20:34:15 Event alarms enabled. ALARMPROG =
> > '/usr/informix/etc/log_full.sh'
> > 20:34:20 DR: DRAUTO is 0 (Off)
> > 20:34:20 Requested shared memory segment size rounded from 588KB to> 4096KB
> > 20:34:20 Informix Dynamic Server Version 7.31.UC5 Software Serial> > Number AAC#J638589
> > 20:34:23 Informix Dynamic Server Initialized -- Shared Memory> Initialized.
> > 20:34:23 Physical Recovery Started.
> > 20:34:23 Physical Recovery Complete: 0 Pages Restored.
> > 20:34:23 Logical Recovery Started.
> > 20:34:26 Logical Recovery Complete.> > 0 Committed, 0 Rolled Back, 0 Open, 0 Bad Locks
> >
> > 20:34:27 Dataskip is now OFF for all dbspaces
> > 20:34:27 On-Line Mode
> > 20:34:27 Checkpoint Completed: duration was 0 seconds.
> > 21:27:22 Informix Dynamic Server Stopped.>
> So, back in October, you shut the server down. You've not attempted to
> restart it since then?
>
> Or what did you do between 2009-10-28 and 2009-11-15 that would make
> things fail?
>
> Basically, it appears that your (archaic) version of IDS is not
> attempting to use the online log file you showed us. This suggests that
> perhaps someone has changed the environment in ways you don't expect.
>
> --
> Jonathan Leffler #include <disclaimer.h>
> Email: jleffler@earthlink.net, jleffler@us.ibm.com
> Guardian of DBD::Informix v2008.0513 -- http://dbi.perl.org/
>
> publictimestamp.org/ptb/PTB-7641 sha160 2009-11-16 06:00:05
> 402D3412323B4122B1B4FB4751EB6CD7B4B84466
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