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From: Jan Grant <Jan.Grant@bristol.ac.uk>
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Subject: Re: Postgre database initialise??
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On Sat, 6 Apr 2002, Gerard Samuel wrote:

> Im trying to install Postgresql from the ports.
> It installed cleanly.

...

> creating template1 database in /files/www/pgdata/data/base/1... Bad
> system call - core dumped
>
> initdb failed.
>
>
> Any tips would be appreciated.  Thanks.

Are you running with a custom kernel? PostgreSQL needs the SysV shared
memory / semaphore stuff. You may also need to tune some of the related
parameters in your kernel configuration (eg, turn SEMMNI up) - but it
looks like you've not got those calls there at all.

Cheers,
jan

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