Errror in Alert.log - ksvcreate: Process() creation failed

Question

The below error message repeats in alert.log everyday:
ksvcreate: Process() creation failed
The trace file for MMON is getting update whenever this error is reported in the alert.log. Below is the error message from the trace file:
Unable to schedule a MMON slave at: Auto Flush Main 1
Attempt to create slave process failed.
Can happen for several reasons:
- No process state objects
- Reached OS set limits
- A shutdown was going on
Check alert log for more details.
***KELR Apply Log: unable to schedule MMON Slave, error 3
I have checked the process utilisation of the database and the utilisation is well below the max. Checked on OS limits and that also is set to a high value.
Is there anyone who have received similar error message and got a resolution handy.
DB Version: 10.2.0.1
OS Version: Linux 2.6.18

Answer 1

hi,
do the following
SQL> show parameter process
NAME TYPE VALUE
processes integer 3000
SQL> show parameter session
NAME TYPE VALUE
sessions integer 3305
SQL> select count(*) from v$session;
COUNT(*)
2994
SELECT COUNT(*) FROM v$process;
COUNT(*)
2990
Solution
- kill processes which generates the processes ( usually from http)
- restart database