Re: ORA-01034: ORACLE not available / ORA-27146: post/wait initialization failed (Oracle 8.1.6 Standard Edition on Solaris 2.6)

Am I to understand that the semaphore parameters in /etc/system have been removed? I can't say that is the cause of this error, but it certainly would prevent you from starting the database.

My guess is that the errors you got when the semaphore parameters were in the system file were harmless. I forget the exact error, but there usually is an error of sorts that is harmless. Something about something not being installed.

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Dave A


"Leonardo" <no_at_spam.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,

>

> I'm running a recently-installed Oracle 8.1.6 Standard Edition on Solaris

> 2.6

>

> I keep getting

>   ORA-01034: ORACLE not available

> error when trying to connect to the database.

> I got the same error when I first ran the Database Configuration

 Assistant.


>

> If I connect as INTERNAL, I get

>   Connected to an idle instance.

>

> I've tried running "svrmgrl" and connect INTERNAL as SYSDBA, then running

> STARTUP;

> I get:

>   ORA-27146: post/wait initialization failed

> The error code isn't really helpful:

>   Cause: Operating system call failed.

>   Action: Check errno and contact Oracle Customer Support

>

> I USED to get "out of memory error".  I put entries in /etc/system for all

> the SHM* & SEM*.  Still no go.  My system complained about SEM* not

> existing, so I removed those entries.  Still nothing

>

> Any suggestions?

>

> Thanks a lot,

>

> Leonardo

>

>

>

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