Re: can't create database

On Wed, Mar 12, 2003 at 12:44:07PM -0800, Jared.Still_at_radisys.com wrote:
> I run into this every time I stop 9.2 on Linux.
>
> No need to reboot. Just use ipcrm to remove the
> offending SHM segments.
>
> If you don't know which ones, use ORADEBUG to
> find the segments you shouldn't remove from other
> running databases.

ipcs will tell you the id numbers to feed to ipcrm:

$ ipcs

• Shared Memory Segments -------- key shmid owner perms bytes nattch status 0x1fa75ea8 2588672 oracle 640 51687424 0
• Semaphore Arrays -------- key semid owner perms nsems status
• Message Queues -------- key msqid owner perms used-bytes messages

$ ipcrm shm 2588672
resource(s) deleted

$ ipcs

• Shared Memory Segments -------- key shmid owner perms bytes nattch status
• Semaphore Arrays -------- key semid owner perms nsems status
• Message Queues -------- key msqid owner perms used-bytes messages

>
> Or just shutdown all instances and remove any
> SHM owned by Oracle.
>
> Probably a bug, but I haven't checked into it yet.
>
> Jared
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> Boyle Candi <candi.boyle_at_siemens.com>
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> I've had this problem on linux. Best and fastest solution: reboot the
> server. There is a memory issue preventing you from starting oracle. I
> just had it happen about 2 minutes ago on an upgrade to 9i. Reboot, and
> now I can start the db.
>
> -Candi
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> On Wed, 2003-03-12 at 12:07, Schwerdtfeger, Christoph wrote:
> > Am Mit, 2003-03-12 um 17.20 schrieb Ray Stell:
> > > On Wed, Mar 12, 2003 at 07:19:53AM -0800, Schwerdtfeger, Christoph
> wrote:
> > > > Am Mit, 2003-03-12 um 10.28 schrieb Christoph Schwerdtfeger:
> > > > > Am Die, 2003-03-11 um 19.47 schrieb Alan Davey:
> > > > > > I had the same error message on NT with Oracle 9.2 recently.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The first problem was that the init_sid.ora file was created a
> directory different from where the db create scripts were looking for it.
> The second problem was that one of the init parameters was for Enterprise
> Edition and I was installing Standard Edition.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Both problems resulted in the message of 'not connected to
> oracle'.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Come to think of it, I don't think I've ever had a version of
> the DB Creation wizard work without getting some error.
> > > > > > --
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Alan Davey
> > > > > > adavey_at_competitrack.com
> > > > > > 718-482-4200 x106
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
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