Re: space problem - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: space problem
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Msg-id 19955.976805636@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to space problem  ("Esa Pikkarainen" <epikkara@ktk.oulu.fi>)
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"Esa Pikkarainen" <epikkara@ktk.oulu.fi> writes:
> When I tried "createdb" it said that "No sapce enough in device".

Your problem doesn't necessarily have anything to do with disk space;
the kernel tends to use that same error code for all sorts of
out-of-resources problems.  If you were starting or stopping a
postmaster then I'd think the problem is probably insufficient
kernel settings for semaphores or shared memory.  See
http://www.postgresql.org/devel-corner/docs/postgres/kernel-resources.htm

            regards, tom lane

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