bpalmer <bpalmer(at)crimelabs(dot)net> writes:
> ! psql: Backend startup failed

> Any ideas where to look for this one?

In the postmaster: the fork() to launch a backend is failing.  There
should be a more detailed message in the postmaster's stderr log,
but almost certainly it's a resource-exhaustion issue.  Does your
kernel enforce a per-userid limit on the number of processes, for
example?

			regards, tom lane

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