Re: ulimit problem

<jason_at_primenet.com> wrote in message news:9cpote$rhi$1_at_news.panix.com...
> Well first and foremost I'd like to apologize in advance for posting what
> will very likely end up being a FAQ. I've not posted to this group
> before, however I have scoured deja and found a lot of good information on
> my problem, but nothing that fixed it directly, per se.
>
> I have a Solaris 8 machine and have installed Oracle Enterprise 8.05. I
> am trying to run root.sh to complete the install, however, this is what
> happens:
>
>
> ~~~~~
>
> # ./root.sh
>
> Running Oracle8 root.sh script...
>
> The following environment variables are set as:
> ORACLE_OWNER= oracle
> ORACLE_HOME= /opt/oracle/u01/app/oracle/product/8.05
> ORACLE_SID= ems
> Are these settings correct (Y/N)? [Y]: y
>
> Enter the full pathname of the local bin directory [/opt/bin]:
>
> Checking for "oracle" user id...
> ORACLE_HOME does not match the home directory for oracle.
> Okay to continue? [N]: y
> Please raise the ORACLE owner's ulimit as per the IUG.
>
> Leaving common section of Oracle8 root.sh.
>
> #
>
> ~~~~
>
>
> Now, according to some of the expert posts I read on deja's archives, the
> ulimit error message can usually simply be ignored, however, its the
> "leaving common section..." that I don't like. The root.sh script is not
> completing, and that's not good.
>
> I should also note that I have installed this product on Solaris 8
> machines weekly for the past year, and have never seen this error message.
> Reading through root.sh, I kinda-sorta have an idea of what is going on,
> but not enough to make any guesses as to what I should/could be doing to
> fix this.
>
> Just for grins, I modified /etc/default/login, /export/home/oracle/.cshrc,
> and put two lines in /etc/system ( the bottom two after the oracle stuff )
>
> ~~~~
>
> set shmsys:shminfo_shmmax=4294967295
> set shmsys:shminfo_shmmin=1
> set shmsys:shminfo_shmmni=100
> set shmsys:shminfo_shmseg=10
> set semsys:seminfo_semmns=200
> set semsys:seminfo_semmni=70
> set rlim_fd_max=4096
> set rlim_fd_cur=1024
>
> ~~~~~
>
> But nothing works.
>
> Sorry for the lenghly post, but I am about at the end of my wits here and
> need to have this resolved shortly.
>
> Thanks for any light you may be able to shed on this situation.
>
> Jason
>

The message tells you you need the I(nstallation and ) U(ser) G(uide) to verify which value the ulimit of the user Oracle should be set to. You can also check this out in root.sh, as the value is hardcoded. Just raise the ulimit of the user oracle to that value or unlimited and you will be OK.

And, you are right, your root.sh didn't complete properly.

Hth,

Sybrand Bakker, Oracle DBA Received on Wed May 02 2001 - 15:24:34 CDT