Re: ORA-27146: post/wait initialization failed

Thank you very much, that was it. I am able to create the db now.

thanks again
SG

"Sybrand Bakker" <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl> wrote in message news:ed0sdtordudft0ov3glq3a33i7oonhcmup_at_4ax.com...
> On Wed, 18 Apr 2001 15:31:41 -0700, "SG" <sajnish_gupta_at_yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
> >I am trying to create a new database in Oracle 8.1.5 on Sun Solaris, but
> >keep getting the error:
> >ORA-27146: post/wait initialization failed
> >
> >I get this error in Server Manager when I try to give a STARTUP NOMOUNT
> >command.
> >Any help is appreciated.
> >
> >thanks
> >Sajnish
> >
>
> Got this one before myself, and researched Metalink for it. The cause
> is insufficient semaphores. Oracle tries to grab all semaphores on
> startup. The number of semaphores should be
> 2 * (the total number of processes for all instances [the sum of akll
> processes init.ora parameters]) + 10
> You need to edit /etc/system to change it.
> I always forget whether you need to change SEMMNS or SEMMNI, but
> either your man pages or Metalink can tell you that.
>
> Hth,
>
>
> Sybrand Bakker, Oracle DBA
Received on Thu Apr 19 2001 - 13:40:51 CDT