Re: Problem starting postmaster

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "Homayoun Yousefi'zadeh" <homayounyz(at)home(dot)com>
Cc: "pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Problem starting postmaster
Date: 2001-04-03 19:59:42
Message-ID: 7055.986327982@sss.pgh.pa.us
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"Homayoun Yousefi'zadeh" <homayounyz(at)home(dot)com> writes:
> IpcMemoryIdGet: shmget failed (Identifier removed) key=5432010,
> size=144, permission=0

Hm. As root, try "ipcs -m" to see if there are already any shared
memory segments laying about with that key value (note that ipcs will
show the key value in hex on Linux...). If so, try zapping 'em with
ipcrm. [Or you could just reboot, if that seems easier.]

regards, tom lane

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