> In that case, maybe you edited the wrong copy of postgresql.conf?
> Try checking "SHOW max_connections" to verify what the postmaster
> thinks the value is.
Hmm, it said it still had 100. Even though the postgresql.conf stayed
unchanged, after yet another restart it works. Funny.
> I don't think kernel limits would lead to "too many clients" --- you'd
> be getting different sorts of failures if the problem were in that
area.
Thanks a lot !
Tom