What error do you get when the server fails to restart? It sounds like
it could be a kernel resource issue. See:
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/7.4/static/kernel-resources.html
-tfo
On Oct 17, 2004, at 8:15 PM, Edwin New wrote:
> I need to increase the number of connections to PostgreSQL 7.2.1.
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> I have tried changing the value of max_connections in
> Postgresql.conf. It was commented out (as are all other entries
> except "tcpip_socket = true"). Setting it to any other value that the
> default 32 resulted in the server failing to restart.
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> I know we should upgrade from 7.2.1 and that is going to happen soon,
> but this is a production server and I need a solution sooner.
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> Thanks in advance,
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> Edwin New
> Analyst Programmer
