topic Re: Semaphore root usage in Operating System - HP-UX

Semaphore root usage

vthiru — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:06:22 GMT

Hello Admins,

I could see lot of semaphores in the name of root. Please let me know how to find whether I can remove that.

Semaphores:
s 0 0x41283f59 --ra-ra-ra- root root
s 1 0x4e0c0002 --ra-ra-ra- root root
s 2 0x412c0592 --ra-ra-ra- root root
s 3 0x01090522 --ra-r--r-- root root
s 4 0x3128534a --ra-ra-ra- root root
s 5 0x47e0648d --ra-ra-ra- root root
s 6 0x47e0648e --ra-ra-ra- root root
s 7 0x612c0381 --ra-ra-ra- root root
s 8 0x732c0381 --ra-ra-ra- root root
s 9 0x702c0381 --ra-ra-ra- root root
s 10 0x692c0381 --ra-ra-ra- root root
s 11 0x752c0381 --ra-ra-ra- root root
s 12 0x632c0381 --ra-ra-ra- root root
s 13 0x642c0381 --ra-ra-ra- root root
s 14 0x662c0381 --ra-ra-ra- root root
s 15 0x6c2c0381 --ra-ra-ra- root root
s 16 0x6d2c0381 --ra-ra-ra- root root
s 17 0x6f2c0381 --ra-ra-ra- root root
s 18 0xffffffff --ra-r--r-- root root
s 19 0x410c044a --ra-ra-ra- root root
s 20 0x47e064b4 --ra-ra-ra- root root
s 21 0x47e064b5 --ra-ra-ra- root root

Thanks in advance.
vthiru

Re: Semaphore root usage

Dennis Handly — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:37:48 GMT

You need to provide the "ipcs -sa" output.
Unfortunately that output only gives the time of day and not a date. You can use my program attached to to the following thread to get the date:
http://forums.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1144781

Re: Semaphore root usage

Ivan Krastev — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:11:32 GMT

Get seminfo from here - ftp://eh:spear9@hprc.external.hp.com/

for more information.

regards,
ivan

Re: Semaphore root usage

vthiru — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:48:49 GMT

Hi Dennis,

It worked perfectly. Thanks.

vthiru