Re: [GENERAL] Errors starting postgres after initializing new database

2010-04-27 Thread Greg Smith
Chris Barnes wrote: 2010-04-27 16:19:17 EDTFATAL: requested shared memory size overflows size_t This is what happens if you try and use a postgresql.conf with parameters set for a 64-bit installation on a 32-bit operating system. You're trying to do this: shared_buffers = 7680MB But

Re: [GENERAL] Errors starting postgres after initializing new database

2010-04-27 Thread Thom Brown
On 27 April 2010 21:30, Chris Barnes wrote: > > I have just initialized a database with no errors, used the postgresql.conf > file from another system running 8.4.2. > Attempted to start and got the fatal error below. > I than ran pgtune and got the same error. > > I am not sure what the problem i

[GENERAL] Errors starting postgres after initializing new database

2010-04-27 Thread Chris Barnes
I have just initialized a database with no errors, used the postgresql.conf file from another system running 8.4.2. Attempted to start and got the fatal error below. I than ran pgtune and got the same error. I am not sure what the problem is? Is there more detailed logging than below, or can b