On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 11:42 PM, Tom Lane <tgl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Gavin Kistner <phrogz@xxxxxxx> writes: >> Mac OS X 10.6.3 >> Built and installed PG 8.4.3 from source >> Trying to start the server, I get "could not create shared memory segment: Invalid argument". > > OSX is *notoriously* unfriendly about configuring shm parameters. > You look at it sidewise, it doesn't work, and generally won't tell > you why it's refusing to talk to you. We document a few of the known > constraints in our manual, but I'm sure there are more. The fact that they seem to change the needed magical incantations every point release doesn't help things either. -- Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin
