It seems that every couple of days Postgres crashes and it cannot be restarted even after doing an IPC clean. Here is the error message: root@nowplay init.d]# ./postgresql start Starting postgresql service: bash: /root/.bashrc: Permission denied IpcMemoryCreate: shmget failed (Identifier removed) key=5432010, size=24588, permission=700 IpcMemoryIdGet: shmget failed (Identifier removed) key=5432010, size=24588, permission=0 IpcMemoryAttach: shmat failed (Invalid argument) id=-2 FATAL 1: AttachSLockMemory: could not attach segment postmaster [] The box is an HP with a 450PII and 256meg of memory. Any ideas? ------------- Sincerely, Kevin Meldorf Magnitude Network 1525 West Homer #202 Chicago IL 60622 phn 773.645.3210 x286 fax 773.645.3211