library initialization failed - unable to allocate file descriptor table - out of memory/opt/oracle/createDB.sh

[MosesKpas]

ORACLE EDITION: ENTERPRISE

LSNRCTL for Linux: Version 19.0.0.0.0 - Production on 18-JUL-2024 23:58:17

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Starting /opt/oracle/product/19c/dbhome_1/bin/tnslsnr: please wait...

TNSLSNR for Linux: Version 19.0.0.0.0 - Production
System parameter file is /opt/oracle/product/19c/dbhome_1/network/admin/listener.ora
Log messages written to /opt/oracle/diag/tnslsnr/e46cf119dbad/listener/alert/log.xml
Listening on: (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=ipc)(KEY=EXTPROC1)))
Listening on: (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=0.0.0.0)(PORT=1521)))

Connecting to (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=IPC)(KEY=EXTPROC1)))
STATUS of the LISTENER

Alias LISTENER
Version TNSLSNR for Linux: Version 19.0.0.0.0 - Production
Start Date 18-JUL-2024 23:58:31
Uptime 0 days 0 hr. 0 min. 14 sec
Trace Level off
Security ON: Local OS Authentication
SNMP OFF
Listener Parameter File /opt/oracle/product/19c/dbhome_1/network/admin/listener.ora
Listener Log File /opt/oracle/diag/tnslsnr/e46cf119dbad/listener/alert/log.xml
Listening Endpoints Summary...
(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=ipc)(KEY=EXTPROC1)))
(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=tcp)(HOST=0.0.0.0)(PORT=1521)))
The listener supports no services
The command completed successfully
library initialization failed - unable to allocate file descriptor table - out of memory/opt/oracle/createDB.sh: line 206: 103 Aborted (core dumped) dbca -silent -createDatabase -enableArchive "$ENABLE_ARCHIVELOG" -archiveLogDest "$ARCHIVELOG_DIR" ${DBCA_CRED_OPTIONS} -responseFile "$ORACLE_BASE"/dbca.rsp
cat: /opt/oracle/cfgtoollogs/dbca/ORCLCDB/ORCLCDB.log: No such file or directory
cat: /opt/oracle/cfgtoollogs/dbca/ORCLCDB.log: No such file or directory

[yunus-qureshi]

out of memory/opt/oracle/createDB.sh: line 206: 103

Seems like the memory allocated to Database container is not enough. How much memory do you have on the host VM?

[miquelsi]

Hi, I'm having the same issue in my local environment with 32GiB of memory.

[Jojan-Esteban-Serna]

@MosesKpas, I encountered the same issue and resolved it by increasing the limit on open file descriptors. Here’s how you can do it:

Add this to your docker-compose.yml file

    ulimits:
      nofile:
        soft: 65536
        hard: 65536

if you're using docker run:
You can set the limit like this:

docker run --ulimit nofile=65536:65536

You can adjust the values based on your specific needs.