2009/7/23 Bobak, Mark <Mark.Bobak@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Since you made those changes to sysctl.conf, have you either rebooted or > ran 'sysctl -p' as root? > > -Mark > ________________________________________ > From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > Behalf Of dba1 mcc [mccdba1@xxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 20:31 > To: harel.safra@xxxxxxxxx > Cc: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Can NOT startup database and got error ORA-27300, 27301 and > 27302 > > this is setup on sysctl.conf: > > kernel.sem = 250 32000 100 128 > > > > --- On Wed, 7/22/09, Harel Safra <harel.safra@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > From: Harel Safra <harel.safra@xxxxxxxxx> > > Subject: Re: Can NOT startup database and got error ORA-27300, 27301 and > 27302 > > To: mccdba1@xxxxxxxxx > > Cc: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Date: Wednesday, July 22, 2009, 5:07 PM > > Check your kernel parameters, and > > specifically: > > /proc/sys/kernel/sem* > > /prod/sys/kernel/shm* > > > > Harel Safra > > > > dba1 mcc wrote: > > > I tried to startup one new database on ORACLE 10GR2 > > (10.2.0.3) on Redhat LINUX AS 4.7. I got following > > messages: > > > > > > ORA-27154: post/wait create failed > > > ORA-27300: OS system dependent operation:semget failed > > with status: 28 > > > ORA-27301: OS failure message: No space left on > > device > > > ORA-27302: failure occurred at: sskgpbitsper > > > > > > > > > anyone know why? > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > > > > > > > > > > -- > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > > > > > -- > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > to check the actual use of semaphores and memory segments use the command ipcs -s ( for semaphores ) ipcs -m ( for memory segments ) Can you provide use the output of /etc/sysctl.conf, the output of df -h and the parameter file for the instance that you try to startup ? Also can you say if you have more instances running ? Regards D. Regards