Sun Java System Calendar Server 6 2005Q4 Administration Guide

ProcedureTo Enable Periodic Checking of Berkeley Databases for Deadlocks

  1. Log in as an administrator with permission to change the configuration.

  2. Change to the /etc/opt/SUNWics5/cal/config directory.

  3. Save your old ics.conf file by copying and renaming it.

  4. Edit the parameter shown in the following table:

    Parameter  

    Description/Default  

    local.caldb.deadlock.autodetect

    Periodically checks if the Berkeley database is in a deadlock state and, if so, instructs the database to reset. The default value is “no” (not enabled).

  5. Save the file as ics.conf.

  6. Restart Calendar Server.

    cal_svr_base/SUNWics5/cal/sbin/start-cal

Troubleshooting

For information about how to reset Berkeley databases once deadlocked, see Detecting Database CorruptionList of Available Tools in the Troubleshooting chapter.