<paul.malm@xxxxxx> writes: > I get this error when running a SQL statement in my Java application. > ERROR: Invalid memory alloc request size 1683636507 This is a pretty common symptom of corrupt data (specifically, that the length word of a variable-length field is garbage). More than that can't be said with the info you've provided. But I'd be thinking about "how do I clean up the corruption and prevent a recurrence", not "I need to increase memory settings". regards, tom lane