Re: Please Help: Maximum number of processes exceed

[Quoted] An oracle setting, the processes parameter in init<sid>.ora. This file is located in
$ORACLE_HOME/dbs. As the number of processes doesn't change very often it may also be located in the file config<sid>.ora in the same directory. Edit it or add it, shutdown the database and restart and it should be resolved.

Hth,

Sybrand Bakker, Oracle DBA

Rene wrote:

> Hi there,
>
> I hope someone can help with this one.
>
> If you can, please reply to: rene_at_webhost.co.za
>
> SCENARIO:
> ---------
> - Sun Solaris 2.5.1 running Oracle 8.0.4 on a UltraSparc 5
> - Web-based Oracle application developed using PL/SQL procedures
>
> PROBLEM:
> --------
> - After a certain amount of users have connected (50, I think), I get
> the following error, when trying to get into SQL*PLUS:
> ERROR:ORA-00020: maximum number of processes (50) exceeded
>
> I know this is probabley VERY easy to fix, but I simply don't know where
> of what setting to change to make this problem go away. I am not sure if
> it's a UNIX setting of processes, or an Oracle setting that needs to be
> changed.
>
> I am able to duplicate the problem by opening up around 40-50 telnet
> session and then opening each with SQL*PLUS. At some point I obviously
> then get this error.
>
> For what it's worth, the following is a setting in the /etc/system-file:
> ulimit unlimited
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Best regards,
> rene_at_webhost.co.za
Received on Thu Nov 05 1998 - 00:00:00 CET