Ah, seems that X.org is taking away tons of shared memory. So, the failure message should make this clear enough, but I'll keep this open as a reminder to investigate the possibility of automatically configuring smaller SHM limits in postgresql.conf.
** Changed in: postgresql-common (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- pgsql fails to start due to shared buffer setting greater than kernel allows https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/264336 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs