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Resolving OS system dependent operation:pwportcr failed with status: 11 issues on Solaris (Doc ID 2359700.1)

Last updated on MAY 17, 2023

Applies to:

Solaris Operating System - Version 10 and later
Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 12.2.0.1 to 12.2.0.1 [Release 12.2]
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

You will see some error which includes: pwportcr failed with status: 11

such as:

2018-02-05 20:15:08.573*:kgfn.c@1717: kgfnRecordErrPriv: 27140 error=ORA-27140: attach to post/wait facility failed
ORA-27300: OS system dependent operation:pwportcr failed with status: 11
ORA-27301: OS failure message: Resource temporarily unavailable
ORA-27302: failure occurred at: sskgpwatt:2

Changes

 Many reports of this issue appear to be related to an Oracle Database upgrade to version 12.2, BUG 28654309 - HIGH NUMBER OF EVENT PORT USAGE AFTER UPGRADING TO 12.2 DATABASE

Cause

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