From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: The Doctor <doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca>
Cc: pgsql-admin@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Wanting to run Postgres 8.3.6 on BSD/OS 4.3.1
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 13:42:43 -0500
Message-ID: <21689.1235760163@sss.pgh.pa.us> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20090227173005.GC23556@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca>
References: <20090227173005.GC23556@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca>
The Doctor <doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca> writes:
> Right I have 8.1.X working properly. but
> when I run make check I get
> creating template1 database in /usr/source/postgresql-8.3.6/src/test/regress/./tmp_check/data/base/1 ... FATAL: could not create semaphores: No space left on device
> DETAIL: Failed system call was semget(1, 17, 03600).
> HINT: This error does *not* mean that you have run out of disk space.
> It occurs when either the system limit for the maximum number of semaphore sets (SEMMNI), or the system wide maximum number of semaphores (SEMMNS), would be exceeded. You need to raise the respective kernel parameter. Alternatively, reduce PostgreSQL's consumption of semaphores by reducing its max_connections parameter (currently 13).
> The PostgreSQL documentation contains more information about configuring your system for PostgreSQL.
Apparently your kernel doesn't have enough semaphores to allow 8.1 and
8.3 to run concurrently. Follow the advice in the HINT.
regards, tom lane
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