Re: shared memory problem - Mailing list pgsql-sql

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: shared memory problem
Date
Msg-id 3276.973737697@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to shared memory problem  (<rocael@usa.net>)
List pgsql-sql
<rocael@usa.net> writes:
> /usr/local/pgsql/bin/postmaster -B 1000 -o "-S 2000" -S -D
> /usr/local/pgsql/data

> and it says:
> IpcMemoryCreate: shmget failed (Invalid argument) key=5432001,
> size=8899584,permission=600
> This type of erro is usually caused by an improper shared memory or System V
> IPC semaphore configuration. Form more information....

Most likely your kernel isn't set to allow shared memory blocks as
large as 8M.
        regards, tom lane


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