Re: shared memory realm does not exist / ORADIM

Damir Jurica wrote:

> In article <urenvim6420s1b_at_corp.supernews.com>, Anurag Varma wrote:
> > Oracle provides an installation guide. It's there for a purpose.
> > go to http:://tahiti.oracle.com and get it. Follow the installation instructions properly, and if you
> > still run into a problem, then ask!
> >
> > Anurag
> >
> > "Manoj G. Kithany" <manojkithany_at_yahoo.com> wrote in message news:ad4fd258.0210231508.1cbe45ca_at_posting.google.com...
> >> Hi Experts:
> >>
> >> I am using Oracle 9 on Unix platform and have following questions:
> >> 1)When I try to exeute/start my SQLPLUS it shows following errors:
> >> --------------------------------------------------------------
> >> ./sqlplus
> >> Enter user-name: system
> >> Enter password:larryellison
> >>
> >> ERROR:
> >> ORA-01034: ORACLE not available
> >> ORA-27101: shared memory realm does not exist
> >> IBM AIX RISC System/6000 Error: 2: No such file or directory
> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> >>
> >> 2) In Windows platform we have ORADIM utility to create Oracle
> >> Instance - but what is this utility in Unix versions...?
> >>
> >> Can anyone of your Experts give me above information....?
> >>
> >> THANKS!
> >
> >
> export ORACLE_SID=yourdbname
> i had that problem in early days... :)
>
> Damir

Can someone help me here ... there is no relationship between the 'Subject' that contains the word ORADIM which clearly indicates a Windows environment and the phrase 'IBM AIX RISC System'. If Window export ORACLE_SID is a non-starter. And if UNIX ORADIM is a non-starter.

I think some clarification is required.

Daniel Morgan Received on Thu Oct 24 2002 - 10:26:36 CDT