Thread: Installing postgresql on sgi: IpcSemaphoreCreate gives Bad address.

Hello,
        I'm trying to install postgres on an SGI.
        This particular SGI isn't installed well;
        I will appreciate any hint on how to locate the problem.

Thanks!


Symptom:
Log of trying to start postmaster attached.
Attempts to run createdb fail.


postgres@callas:~$ echo > pgserver.log

postgres@callas:~$ nohup postmaster -i > pgserver.log 2>&1 &
[1] 245333

postgres@callas:~$ less pgserver.log
IpcSemaphoreCreate: semctl failed (Bad address) id=5
IpcSemaphoreCreate: semctl failed (Bad address) id=6

postgres@callas:~$ ipcs
IPC status from /dev/kmem as of Wed Oct  6 08:29:37 1999
T         ID     KEY        MODE       OWNER    GROUP
Message Queues:
Shared Memory:
m          7 0x0052e2ca --rw------- postgres postgres
m          8 0x0052e2c1 --rw------- postgres postgres
m          9 0x0052e2c7 --rw------- postgres postgres
Semaphores:
s          5 0x0052e2ce --ra------- postgres postgres
s          6 0x0052e2cf --ra------- postgres postgres

postgres@callas:~$ uname -a
IRIX64 callas 6.5 04151556 IP27


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Peter Schäfer - mailto:schaefer@cys.de, schaefer@dfu.de

Hi Peter

I have the same problem and I have posted several messages already
this is apparently caused by using gcc as a compiler.
Nobody was yet able to tell me how to circumvent the problem
or where I can get a binary version.

The psql and perl client works on my Indy but the database is
no reachable.

Juergen

Peter Schaefer wrote:
>
> Hello,
>         I'm trying to install postgres on an SGI.
>         This particular SGI isn't installed well;
>         I will appreciate any hint on how to locate the problem.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Symptom:
> Log of trying to start postmaster attached.
> Attempts to run createdb fail.
>
> postgres@callas:~$ echo > pgserver.log
>
> postgres@callas:~$ nohup postmaster -i > pgserver.log 2>&1 &
> [1] 245333
>
> postgres@callas:~$ less pgserver.log
> IpcSemaphoreCreate: semctl failed (Bad address) id=5
> IpcSemaphoreCreate: semctl failed (Bad address) id=6
>
> postgres@callas:~$ ipcs
> IPC status from /dev/kmem as of Wed Oct  6 08:29:37 1999
> T         ID     KEY        MODE       OWNER    GROUP
> Message Queues:
> Shared Memory:
> m          7 0x0052e2ca --rw------- postgres postgres
> m          8 0x0052e2c1 --rw------- postgres postgres
> m          9 0x0052e2c7 --rw------- postgres postgres
> Semaphores:
> s          5 0x0052e2ce --ra------- postgres postgres
> s          6 0x0052e2cf --ra------- postgres postgres
>
> postgres@callas:~$ uname -a
> IRIX64 callas 6.5 04151556 IP27
>
> --
> Peter Schäfer - mailto:schaefer@cys.de, schaefer@dfu.de

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