Re: trouble starting db instance

From: Sybrand Bakker <postmaster_at_sybrandb.demon.nl>
Date: Mon, 2 Aug 1999 19:35:49 +0200
Message-ID: <933615346.11082.0.pluto.d4ee154e@news.demon.nl>

Semaphores are usually created on the /tmp file system.

Hth,

Sybrand Bakker, Oracle DBA

Phong Lam <pnlam_at_us.ibm.com> wrote in message news:37A5C5FB.B5487F71_at_us.ibm.com...
> Hi,
>
> When I tried to start a 7.3.4 instance, I get the following message:
>
> ORA-07279: spcre: semget error, unable to get first semaphore set.
> SVR4 error: 28: No space left on device
> Additional information: 1
>
> What does this mean? Is my semaphores set too low? Do I actually
> running out of disk space? I check on the system with "df -k " command,
> and it shows that I have the following:
>
> / 67% 57MB free
> /usr 70% 187MB
> /export 30% 2GB (this is where I installed Oracle 7.3.4)
>
> I'm using the default semaphore setting recommended with oracle
> installation guide. My database have no data tables, other than
> standard oracle tables.
>
>
>
Received on Mon Aug 02 1999 - 12:35:49 CDT