> I get this error when trying to start postgres with a block size > the
> default of 64...
>
> [postgres@roam pgsql]$ /usr/local/pgsql/bin/postmaster -B 2000 -D
> /usr/local/pgsql/data
> IpcMemoryCreate: shmget failed (Invalid argument) key=5432001,
> size=33652736, permission=600
> This type of error is usually caused by an improper
> shared memory or System V IPC semaphore configuration.
> For more information, see the FAQ and platform-specific
> FAQ's in the source directory pgsql/doc or on our
> web site at http://www.postgresql.org.
> FATAL 1: ShmemCreate: cannot create region
Perhaps someone should write a platform-specific FAQ for Linux that
answers this question, so that the link provided would actually be useful.
If there are no other takers, I'll volunteer.
steve