When i start pg_ctl from postgresql v 8.3 i have this error but how i think pg_ctl used postgresql.conf from v. 8.1.4. Next thing - completely delete Postgresql v. 8.1.4 from server. Now all fine :)
On Fri, 2008-09-05 at 11:28 -0400, Tom Lane wrote: > "Григорий Никоноров" <grigory.nikonorov@gmail.com> writes: > > FATAL: syntax error in file "/opt/PostgreSQL/8.3/data/postgresql.conf" line > > 108, near token "MB" > > How can i fix it ? > > > shared_buffers = 128MB # min 128kB or max_connections*16kB > > I think you need quotes here: > > shared_buffers = '128MB' >
Pretty sure you don't need quotes (checking a running 8.3 instance - nope, no quotes).
I'll bet you are using an older version of PG binaries to try and start the databases. Postgres did not recognize units like MB prior to 8.2. If you try and start an 8.3 cluster with an older binary, it will throw this error (I did this by mistake on a test cluster last week, I recognize the error).
Make sure that you are using the PG 8.3 binaries. Run
pg_ctl --version
If that's not 8.3.x, that's your problem. -- Brad Nicholson 416-673-4106 Database Administrator, Afilias Canada Corp.