Re: Error: Shard Memory Realm (ORA-27101)

Check your oratab file (mine is in /etc directory). It should look like this:

orcl1:/u01/app/oracle/product/8.1.7:Y

the default was

orcl1:/u01/app/oracle/product/8.1.7:N

"Mazur" <mazur_at_raincode.net> wrote in message news:8eLw6.1935$vV6.164920_at_news.uswest.net...
> Oracle 8.1.7
> Linux (RedHat6.2)
> System is: Dell Poweredge 1300 (Dual 600Mhz processors, 256MB RAM)
>
> I just installed oracle on my Linux box. It installed fine......I could
> connect and use all functions of the database.
>
> But, once I restart the system, I can start the db with dbstart, but get
> these errors when trying to connect via svrmgrl or sqlplus:
> ____________________________
> ORA-01034: Oracle Not Available
> ORA-27101: Shared Memory Realm does not exist
> Linux Error: No Such File Or Directory
> ____________________________
>
> Checking with all the documentation I can get my hands on, the remedy for
> the "shared memory realm" error is to "be sure it does exist".
> Unfortunately, I have no idea what that means.
>
> Can anyone please suggest how to begin to fix this?
>
> Thanks,
> Rob
>
> p.s. I also installed on an identical machine and everything works fine.
> Weird...
>
>
Received on Thu Apr 05 2001 - 22:15:26 CDT