У меня есть сервер такой конфигурации:
Linux 2.4.18-5aspsmp #1 SMP i686
memory - 2064684K
gcc version 2.96 20000731

Поставил SYBASE-11.9.2, пытаюсь ее инициализировать с такими параметрами

srvbuild.release_directory: /opt/sybase-11.9.2
srvbuild.product: sqlsrv
srvbuild.server_name: sybase
srvbuild.new_config: yes
srvbuild.do_add_server: yes
srvbuild.do_upgrade: no
srvbuild.network_protocol_list: tcp
srvbuild.network_hostname_list: 217.16.18.124
srvbuild.network_port_list: 4100
srvbuild.master_device_physical_name: /opt/sybase-11.9.2/Sybase/master.db
srvbuild.master_device_size: 100
srvbuild.master_database_size: 50
srvbuild.errorlog: /opt/sybase-11.9.2/install/sybase.log
srvbuild.sybsystemprocs_device_physical_name:
/opt/sybase-11.9.2/Sybase/subsystemprocs.db
srvbuild.sybsystemprocs_device_size: 60
srvbuild.sybsystemprocs_database_size: 60
srvbuild.sybsystemdb_device_physical_name: USE_DEFAULT
srvbuild.sybsystemdb_device_size: 5
srvbuild.sybsystemdb_database_size: 5
srvbuild.default_backup_server: SYB_BACKUP

Настройки сервера:

kernel.shmmax = 1073740000

для sybase bash-2.05a$ ulimit -a
core file size (blocks, -c) 0
data seg size (kbytes, -d) unlimited
file size (blocks, -f) unlimited
max locked memory (kbytes, -l) unlimited
max memory size (kbytes, -m) unlimited
open files (-n) 90000
pipe size (512 bytes, -p) 8
stack size (kbytes, -s) 8192
cpu time (seconds, -t) unlimited
max user processes (-u) 7168
virtual memory (kbytes, -v) unlimited

для root [root@tyan etc]# ulimit -a
core file size (blocks, -c) 0
data seg size (kbytes, -d) unlimited
file size (blocks, -f) unlimited
max locked memory (kbytes, -l) unlimited
max memory size (kbytes, -m) unlimited
open files (-n) 90000
pipe size (512 bytes, -p) 8
stack size (kbytes, -s) 8192
cpu time (seconds, -t) unlimited
max user processes (-u) 7168
virtual memory (kbytes, -v) unlimited

В лог вылетает такая ошибка:

kernel Logging SQL Server messages in file
'/opt/sybase-11.9.2/install/sybase.log'.
kernel Directory Control Layer (DCL) using directory driver: InterfacesDriver
kernel Network and device connection limit is 9990.
server Number of proc buffers allocated: 1087.
server Proc header memory allocated 543 pages for each per engine cache
server Number of blocks left for proc headers: 1134.
server Memory allocated for the default data cache cache: 8162 Kb
server Size of the 2K memory pool: 8162 Kb
kernel Initializing virtual device 0, '/opt/sybase-11.9.2/Sybase/master.db'
kernel Virtual device 0 started using standard unix i/o.
kernel Worker Thread Manager is not enabled for use in SQL Server.
kernel Either the config parameter 'use security services' is set to 0, or
ASE does not support use of external security m00:00000:00000:2003/07/12
23:01:58.28 kernel engine 0, os pid 6270 online
server No active traceflags
server Opening Master Database ...
server Loading SQL Server's default sort order and character set
kernel network name 217.16.18.124, type ether, port 4100
kernel current process (0x40004) infected with 11
kernel kechkfault: engine 0: scheduler infected with signal 11
kernel pc 0x8428543 ucbacktrace+0x67(0x0,0x1,0x86d035c,0xb,0x9011614)
kernel pc 0x8431f4a keipanic+0x5e(0xc378,0x0,0xb,0x86d035c,0xb)
kernel pc 0x8430802 kechkfault+0x46(0xb,0x86d035c,0x900ee60,0x0,0x176fc8)
kernel pc 0x84361cb kisignal+0x3f(0xb,0x0,0x0,0x2b,0x2b)
kernel end of stack trace, kernel service process: kpid 262148
kernel ueshutdown: exiting
kernel Abnormal exit detected - SQL Server process level execution bindings
will be cleared on startup.

в /init/logs/srvbuild0712.002
type = 1
master_device_physical_name = /opt/sybase-11.9.2/Sybase/master.db
master_device_size = 30
master_database_size = 5
sybsystemprocs_device_physical_name =
/opt/sybase-11.9.2/Sybase/subsystemprocs.db
sybsystemprocs_device_size = 60
sybsystemprocs_database_size = 60
errorlog = /opt/sybase-11.9.2/install/sybase.log
sybsystemdb_device_physical_name =
sybsystemdb_device_size = 5
sybsystemdb_database_size = 5
shmem = /opt/sybase-11.9.2
default_backup_server = SYB_BACKUP
server_name = sybase
Sat Jul 12 23:01:58 2003: (Shell command) /opt/sybase-11.9.2/bin/buildmaster
-d /opt/sybase-11.9.2/Sybase/master.db -s 15360 > /tmp/sbcjmK1k 2>&1
Master device: /opt/sybase-11.9.2/Sybase/master.db
writing configuration area
writing the MASTER database
writing the MODEL database
writing allocation pages for remaining 25 MB, (12800 pages)
2 MB 4 MB 6 MB 8 MB 10 MB 12 MB 14 MB 16 MB 18 MB 20 MB
22 MB 24 MB 25 MB
Buildmaster complete
Sat Jul 12 23:01:58 2003: Buildmaster return code: 0.
Sat Jul 12 23:01:58 2003: (Shell command) /opt/sybase-11.9.2/bin/dataserver
-d/opt/sybase-11.9.2/Sybase/master.db -e/opt/sybase-11.9.2/install/sybase.log
-M/opt/Sat Jul 12 23:02:38 2003: Unable to boot server 'sybase'.

если смотреть по strace во время инициализации, то

socket(PF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, IPPROTO_IP) = 6
setsockopt(6, SOL_SOCKET, SO_KEEPALIVE, , 4) = 0
setsockopt(6, SOL_SOCKET, SO_LINGER, [0], 8) = 0
setsockopt(6, SOL_TCP, TCP_NODELAY, , 4) = 0
getpid() = 7856
ioctl(6, 0x8902[, 7856]) = 0
fcntl64(6, F_SETOWN, 7856) = 0
ioctl(6, 0x5421, ) = 0
connect(6, {sin_family=AF_INET, sin_port=htons(4100),
sin_addr=inet_addr("217.16.18.124")}}, 16) = -1 EINPROGRESS (Operation now in
progress)
open("/mnt/sdb2/opt/sybase-11.9.2/locales/message/us_english/tcllib.loc",
O_RDONLY) = 7
read(7, "; comment character is a semicol"..., 512) = 512
lseek(7, -15, SEEK_CUR) = 497
read(7, "\tescape=\\\t\t; backslash is the es"..., 512) = 512
close(7) = 0
open("/mnt/sdb2/opt/sybase-11.9.2/locales/message/us_english/libinsck.loc",
O_RDONLY) = 7
read(7, "\n; comment character is a semico"..., 512) = 512
lseek(7, -16, SEEK_CUR) = 496
read(7, "\tescape=\\\t\t; backslash is the es"..., 512) = 512
close(7) = 0
select(7, , [6], , {60, 0}) = 1 (out [6], left {60, 0})
connect(6, {sin_family=AF_INET, sin_port=htons(4100),
sin_addr=inet_addr("217.16.18.124")}}, 16) = -1 ECONNREFUSED (Connection
refused)
close(6) = 0
close(6) = -1 EBADF (Bad file descriptor)
select(5, , [], , {0, 0}) = 0 (Timeout)


С чем могут быть связаны такие проблемы?

У-у-у как ты...:) Нет такой возможности у меня ("..я его слепила, из того что было..." какая-то песня)
Ну а если серьезно, то проблему необходимо решить, и по возможности быстрее. Ты можешь чем-то помочь?

если кому интерестно: в моем случае вылечилось изменением ulimin -n 1024 у пользователя sybase.