Re: yet another oninit -i question
Posted in 1998
R&D SIAP (Andrea Vitali) wrote:
>
> I set up informix environment as stated in Administrator's guide..
> what happend was:
>
> venezia% oninit -i>
> This action will initialize INFORMIX-OnLine;
> any existing INFORMIX-OnLine databases will NOT be accessible -
> Do you wish to continue (y/n)? y
> 19:07:34 shmat: [EMFILE][24]: out of shared memory segments, check> system SHMSG
>
> 19:07:34 mt_shm_init: can't create virtual segment>
> oninit: Fatal error in shared memory creation
> venezia%
>
> What is the correct value to SHMSEG kernel parameter??? where in the
> manuals can I found some indication
It's not in the manuals. Kernel parameter settings are
platform-specific. You will find the information you need in
$INFORMIXDIR/release/ONLINE*.
Neil Truby
Chase Manhattan Bank
Bournemouth, UK
neil.truby@chase.com