[DOCS] Issue with SHMALL parameter

2012-09-18 Thread data tanger
Hi, I'm using postgresql 9.1 as my database server on a linux server that has 8 GB of RAM. After I changed the shared_buffers parameter to 2GB, I get the following error when I try to start postgres: FATAL: could not create shared memory segment: Cannot allocate memoryDETAIL: Failed system ca

Re: [DOCS] Issue with SHMALL parameter

2012-09-18 Thread data tanger
ubject: Re: [DOCS] Issue with SHMALL parameter > Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2012 12:07:46 -0400 > > data tanger writes: > > Here are the shmall and the shmax params of my server: > > #cat /proc/sys/kernel/shmmax 68719476736 > > #cat /proc/sys/kernel/shmall 4294967296 &