Parameter
scsa/autocreate

Short text
Create missing SCSA automatically

Parameter description
The SCSA is a shared memory area that is used by basis components suchas system log, trace, and so on. Depending on the operating system, thisarea is created either as a standalone shared memory area, or as areano. 5 on the SAP IPC interface. If an SAP program recognizes that theSCSA is (still) missing, it usually creates it automatically. To breakloops if necessary, this can be switched off.

Work area
Scsa

Default value
1

Limitation for db
None

• scsa/shm/key is the key for the SCSA in the
operating system (for example, UNIX)

• scsa/shm/file is the key for the SCSA in the
operating system (for example, OS/2)

• scsa/shm/size is the size of the SCSA (in bytes)


• scsa/shm/start is a default value for the
initial address in the virtual memory

• scsa/create_daemon/exe_file is a
separate program for creating the SCSA

• scsa/autocreate defines whether a missing
SCSA is to be created automatically

• install/uid names the user at operating system
level, to which the SCSA is to belong

• 0 = off; error message only if SCSA is missing


• 1 = on; create automatically