Return-Path: Delivered-To: 2-oracle-l@orafaq.com Received: (qmail 9928 invoked from network); 19 Sep 2007 10:47:12 -0500 Received: from freelists-180.iquest.net (HELO turing.freelists.org) (206.53.239.180) by 69.64.49.119 with SMTP; 19 Sep 2007 10:47:09 -0500 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id 59F4C75DB63; Wed, 19 Sep 2007 11:46:56 -0400 (EDT) Received: from turing.freelists.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (turing.freelists.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 26373-04; Wed, 19 Sep 2007 11:46:56 -0400 (EDT) Received: from turing (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id 8E10575DB62; Wed, 19 Sep 2007 11:46:55 -0400 (EDT) Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list oracle-l); Wed, 19 Sep 2007 11:01:55 -0400 (EDT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id 74FD675DDC9 for ; Wed, 19 Sep 2007 11:01:55 -0400 (EDT) Received: from turing.freelists.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (turing.freelists.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 18292-10 for ; Wed, 19 Sep 2007 11:01:55 -0400 (EDT) Received: from sccrmhc15.comcast.net (sccrmhc15.comcast.net [204.127.200.85]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id 6CB8E75DDCE for ; Wed, 19 Sep 2007 11:01:19 -0400 (EDT) Received: from smailcenter50.comcast.net ([204.127.205.150]) by comcast.net (sccrmhc15) with SMTP id <20070919150040015006590he>; Wed, 19 Sep 2007 15:00:40 +0000 Received: from [199.181.80.136] by smailcenter50.comcast.net; Wed, 19 Sep 2007 15:00:40 +0000 From: ryan_gaffuri@comcast.net To: oracle-l@freelists.org Subject: fixing a bad oracle install Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 15:00:40 +0000 Message-Id: <091920071500.8838.46F13997000F3630000022862200751150079D9A00000E09A1020E979D@comcast.net> X-Authenticated-Sender: cnlhbl9nYWZmdXJpQGNvbWNhc3QubmV0 X-archive-position: 1696 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org Errors-to: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org X-original-sender: ryan_gaffuri@comcast.net Precedence: normal Reply-to: ryan_gaffuri@comcast.net List-help: List-unsubscribe: List-software: Ecartis version 1.0.0 List-Id: oracle-l X-List-ID: oracle-l List-subscribe: List-owner: List-post: List-archive: X-list: oracle-l X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at localhost.localdomain We were hitting shared memory errors. Googled it and this is common when an Oracle install is wrong. I looked into it and the kernel parameters were never set(I didnt do the install). This is in Redhat 5.0 with Oracle 10.2.0.1. Set the kernetl parameters and stepped through the install to make sure ulimit, etc... was correct. Started up the DB and got the same error. ORA-01034: ORACLE not available ORA-27101: shared memory realm does not exist Linux-x86_64 Error: 2: No such file or directory So I shut the DB down. did an export for a quick backup(its just development data). Uninstaled the software and then reinstalled. started up the DB and had the same problem. I had to make a new database and import the data to it to start over. I am ok for now, but for future reference, is any DB created with a bad install hosed and I have to make a new DB? The new DB works fine so far with the imported data. -- http://www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l