RE: Problem to start Context server

Here is how I have ran the context server for 8.1.6

nohup ctxsrv -user ctxsys/ctxsys -personality M -log ctx.log &

Give that a try...

Tom Tyson

• SAURY Alain <ASAURY_at_recherche.loreal.com> wrote:
  > On Unix we use a '&' at the end of the command so that it yields to other
  > processes.
  > On NT we have a separate DOS Window that runs the process.
  > Hope that helps, Alain.
  >
  >
  > -----Message d'origine-----
  > De: Tirumala, Surendra HS [SMTP:surendra.tirumala_at_hs.utc.com]
  > Date: jeudi 16 novembre 2000 19:49
  > À: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
  > Objet: Problem to start Context server
  >
  > Hi list,
  >
  > We are required to start two context servers on one of our
  > interMedia
  > enabled Oracle 8.1.6 databases.We are asked to start the servers(two
  > atleast) with the personality options of QDL.
  >
  > We isuued the following cmd after refering to Doc ID: Note:114100.1
  >
  > $ ctxsrv -user ctxsys/ctxsys -personality QDL -log ctx.log
  >
  > It resulted in the following error:
  >
  > NLS_LANG not set - using defaults.
  > DRG-10200: invalid server personality mask: QDL
  >
  > After looking into 8i doc we concluded that the allowed option for
  > personality is M only.
  > We issued the following with option M
  >
  > $ ctxsrv -user ctxsys/ctxsys -personality M -log ctx.log
  >
  > And it is hanging, and not coming out.
  > We observed the following in the logfile.
  >
  > Oracle interMedia Text: Release 8.1.6.0.0 - Production on Tue Nov 14
  > 09:52:53 20
  > 00
  >
  > (c) Copyright 1999 Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved.
  >
  >
  > 09:52:53 11/14/00 === OCO server startup ===
  > 09:52:53 11/14/00 Initialized CORE
  > 09:52:53 11/14/00 Connected to database.
  > 09:52:53 11/14/00 === Initializing dispatcher ===
  > 09:52:53 11/14/00 === Server startup completed. ===
  >
  >
  > That is, it indicating as if context server is started.
  > After waiting for 20 minutes I have the killed(I mean, ^C) the
  > process.
  > I have not observed any servers running when I issued the query:
  >
  > Select count(*) from ctx_servers;
  >
  > Please suggest us what to do to overcome this problem.
  > Also let me know how to start more that one context server.
  >
  > regards,
  >
  > Surendra Tirumala
  > Oracle DBA
  > 860-654-1322 (work)
  > 860-298-9141 (home)
  >
  >
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