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From Tom Lane
Subject Re: postgreslog-semctl(7438339, 4, SETVAL, 0) failed:
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Msg-id 19308.1145977844@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to postgreslog-semctl(7438339, 4, SETVAL, 0) failed:  ("surabhi.ahuja" <surabhi.ahuja@iiitb.ac.in>)
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"surabhi.ahuja" <surabhi.ahuja@iiitb.ac.in> writes:
> <2006-04-19 01:13:25 IST%startup>FATAL:  semctl(7438339, 4, SETVAL, 0)
> failed: Invalid argument

Kinda looks like something deleted your semaphores --- does "ipcs -s"
show anything?

Stopping and restarting the postmaster should fix it, if so, but you'll
want to find out who ipcrm'd the semaphores and rap their knuckles.

            regards, tom lane

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