Re: Failed system call was shmget(key=1, size=1155072, 03600).

On Fri, Dec 03, 2004 at 09:00:53AM +0000, Andrew M wrote:
> DETAIL: Failed system call was shmget(key=1, size=1155072, 03600).
> HINT: This error usually means that PostgreSQL's request for a shared
> memory segment exceeded available memory or swap space. To reduce the
> request size (currently 1155072 bytes), reduce PostgreSQL's
> shared_buffers parameter (currently 50) and/or its max_connections
> parameter (currently 10)
>
> What is the best way to resolve this? max_connections = 10? Does that
> figure auto increase as more users request data?

What are you trying to run this on? It might be that you need to
alter your kernel settings.

A

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