Re: Suse 11 shmmax setting 11.2 install

I believe that that is the default setting on that distribution (though I don't have one to check). Your setting corresponds to unlimited which is generally indicated by a -1 setting. I suspect that that is what is throwing the installer.

On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 8:18 PM, Peter Hitchman <pjhoraclel_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> Looking for some advice here on installing into a 64 bit Suse environment:
>
> SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (x86_64)
> VERSION = 11
> PATCHLEVEL = 1
>
> Oracle EE 11.2
>
> I have been stuck not being able to run the GUI installer because the
> machine is so remote from me, it never displays back to my X server,
> so I started going through the pre-reqs using cluvfy to help, when I
> came across the fact that shmmax is set to 18446744073709551615.
>
> Now I am used to not changing a configuration if the setting is
> greater than Oracle needs, but cluvfy objects to this setting and I
> was taken aback by a value that is (2^64)-1.
>
> I am trying to get all of the pre-reqs I can sorted so that I get an
> easier ride when I try to use the installer with a response file in
> silent mode.
>
> What experience do others on the list have, who have used Suse, with
> this setting of shmmax , have you always changed it or left it as is?
>
> Thanks
>
> Pete
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