CS DBA <cs_dba@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > I set postgres to use 2GB for shared_buffers and I get this when I try > to start: > FATAL: shmat(id=4096103) failed: Cannot allocate memory > The only real difference from Fedora 14 is that on Fedora 16 I'm using > the PAE kernel That's not really surprising in a 32-bit environment --- you've only got 4GB of address space, in fact I think only 3GB in Linux, and that space is kind of fragmented. Install 64-bit or back down shared_buffers to 1GB or so. regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin
