Re: [ADMIN] Problems starting

On Wed, 17 Jun 1998 php3@hadez.dyn.ml.org wrote:

>
> Im getting this error whenever I try running PostgreSQL:
>
> IpcMemoryCreate: memKey=5432010 , size=24588 ,
> permission=448IpcMemoryCreate: shmget(..., create, ...) failed: Permission
> denied
> This type of error is usually caused by improper
> shared memory or System V IPC semaphore configuration.
> See the FAQ for more detailed information
> IpcMemoryAttach: shmat() failed: Permission denied
> This type of error is usually caused by improper
> shared memory or System V IPC semaphore configuration.
> See the FAQ for more detailed information
> FATAL 1:  AttachSLockMemory: could not attach segmen
>
>
> We are running FreeBSD v2.2.6-STABLE with p2-300/128MB ram.
>
> Can anyone give any assistance please?

Check ipcs -a and see if you a) have shared memory enabled and b) whether
it is being usd.

How are you trying to start up the postmaster? what options?