Re: trouble starting db instance

I supposed they are created in this /tmp directory everytime the system is booted? I have not changed my semaphores in /etc/system for a while.

Any idea what I must do to get the instance started, again?

Regards,

Sybrand Bakker wrote:

> 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 - 12:45:37 CDT