It is usually a leakable problem. Processes might have taken a set and might have not released it. Try with ipcrm to deallocate it:
ipcrm -s <no-entry set> Regards --- Louis Avrami <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi folks, > > We're running an Oracle 8.1.7.2 database on a Sun > 420R, Solaris > 2.6. > > Recently we had a look at the shared memory > allocation via the > 'ipcs -a' > command and noticed that there is a "no-entry" > listing in the > semaphore > section: > > $ ipcs -a > IPC status from <running system> as of Sun Mar 10 > 15:07:42 2002 > Message Queue facility not in system. > T ID KEY MODE OWNER > GROUP CREATOR > CGROUP NATTCH SEGSZ CPID LPID ATIME > DTIME CTIME > Shared Memory: > m 0 0x50000a88 --rw-r--r-- root > root root > root 1 68 248 248 21:24:00 21:24:00 > 21:24:00 > m 1301 0x03309dc4 --rw-rw---- oracle > dba oracle > dba 15 687087616 14289 14409 15:06:06 15:06:08 > 15:04:26 > T ID KEY MODE OWNER > GROUP CREATOR > CGROUP NSEMS OTIME CTIME > Semaphores: > s 3801088 0xe8945334 --ra-ra---- oracle > dba oracle > dba 152 15:05:09 15:04:36 > s 1048577 0xe8945335 --ra-ra---- oracle > dba oracle > dba 152 no-entry 15:04:36 > s 851970 0xe8945336 --ra-ra---- oracle > dba oracle > dba 152 15:04:39 15:04:36 > > > This doesn't appear on any of our other Solaris 2.6, > 2.7 or 2.8 > servers. > > Does anyone know what the "no-entry" semaphore > listing means? > > The specific OS version is: > > $ uname -a > SunOS scmsdb01 5.6 Generic_105181-29 sun4u sparc > SUNW,Ultra-60 > > > Lou Avrami > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: > http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: Louis Avrami > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: > (858) 538-5051 > San Diego, California -- Public Internet > access / Mailing Lists > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an > E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of > 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB > ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed > from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information > (like subscribing). ===== Ing. Christian Trassens Senior DBA & Unix Administrator Phone: 0034-699240979 0034-649824704 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Try FREE Yahoo! Mail - the world's greatest free email! http://mail.yahoo.com/ -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Christian Trassens INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
