Re: [HACKERS] CVS regression test failure on OBSD

[Tom Lane]

bpalmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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