Semaphore problems with Solaris 2.7

tthomas · Post by **tthomas** » Thu Sep 05, 2002 8:40 pm

Here's what we're getting after installation and when attempting to administer a dowalk:

000 [webinatoradmin=webinatoradmin](perm) 2425: Could not create semaphore (No space left on device) 000 [webinatoradmin=webinatoradmin](perm) 2425: Unable to obtain semaphore 000 [webinatoradmin=webinatoradmin](perm) 2425: Could not open locking mechanism in the function ddopen 000 [webinatoradmin=webinatoradmin](perm) 2425: Could not connect to /usr/local/morph3/texis/testdb in the function openntexis 000 [webinatoradmin=webinatoradmin](loginform) 2476: Could not create semaphore (No space left on device) 000 [webinatoradmin=webinatoradmin](loginform) 2476: Unable to obtain semaphore 000 [webinatoradmin=webinatoradmin](loginform) 2476: Could not open locking mechanism in the function ddopen 000 [webinatoradmin=webinatoradmin](loginform) 2476: Could not connect to /usr/local/morph3/texis/testdb in the function openntexis 000 [webinatoradmin=webinatoradmin](sendlogincookie) 2459: Could not create semaphore (No space left on device) 000 [webinatoradmin=webinatoradmin](sendlogincookie) 2459: Unable to obtain semaphore 000 [webinatoradmin=webinatoradmin](sendlogincookie) 2459: Could not open locking mechanism in the function ddopen 000 [webinatoradmin=webinatoradmin](sendlogincookie) 2459: Could not connect to /usr/local/morph3/texis/testdb in the function openntexis

Any suggestions?

Post by **mark** » Thu Sep 05, 2002 9:53 pm

Your system is out of semaphores. Do you have some other program installed which uses them all up? Certain other database products tend to take over all available semaphores right off the bat. The system command "ipcs" will show you semaphores. The system command "ipcrm" will let you delete semaphores (to make them available).

See also http://thunderstone.master.com/texis/ma ... +semaphore