Solaris initdb fails: shmmax tweak alternative?

From: "Greg Sabino Mullane" <greg(at)turnstep(dot)com>
To: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Solaris initdb fails: shmmax tweak alternative?
Date: 2004-04-04 19:41:38
Message-ID: 796a68cd608ee6160598d0a9bcfa6df8@biglumber.com
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I am trying to get version 7.4.2 installed on a Solaris box, but
initdb fails because of shmmax being set too low. It does this
even though initdb drops shared buffers as low as it can go (50).
Is there any other way of getting around this limitation? I know
that 50 is pretty low, but the recommended way (changing shmmax)
involves rebooting a production machine and, while possible, is
not preferred. (This is for a very small database, and having a
very low shared buffers is acceptable.)

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Greg Sabino Mullane greg(at)turnstep(dot)com
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