Re: Cannot reattach to shared memory / Windows - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: Cannot reattach to shared memory / Windows
Date
Msg-id 200904271622.n3RGMBG24795@momjian.us
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In response to Cannot reattach to shared memory / Windows  (Howard Cole <howardnews@selestial.com>)
List pgsql-general
Howard Cole wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am running postgres 8.3 on a W2K8 server and appear to be getting lots
> of "cannot reattach to shared memory" errors in the log. I used to get
> these before on a windows 2K3 server but I was under the impression that
> these were caused by ESET NOD32 antivirus software. But I am not running
> any antivirus on the machine in question.
>
> I am also seeing this on development Vista machines and W2k3 servers
> with and without the antivirus. Is anyone else experiencing these errors?

It is on our TODO list as a known bug:

    Diagnose problem where shared memory can sometimes not be attached by
    postmaster children

        * FATAL: could not reattach to shared memory (Win32)
          http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-general/2007-08/msg01377.php

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