Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 17:04:11 -0700 (PDT) From: Kevin Pekarek <kpekarek@lore.acs.calpoly.edu> To: Patrick Gardella <patrick@cre8tivegroup.com> Cc: andrew@ugn.net.au, jcwells@u.washington.edu, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: odd console message Message-ID: <199707200004.RAA05652@data.acs.calpoly.edu>
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> >I have a 486-33 running the 3.0 snapshot that was downloaded from > >ftp.freebsd.org about two weeks ago (I think it's dated june 17). I had > >installed the "kernel developer" option. > > > >I am trying to use PostgreSQL on this machine. Postgres compiles fine, but > >when I try to run it, it dumps core, and displays this error message: > > > >mybsdbox /kernel: cmd postgres pid 5185 tried to use non-present SYSVSHM > > > >The man pages and such lead me to believe that this has something to do > >with shared memory and sysv headers. > > > >Where can I get these headers? > >Do I need to recompile the kernel to get this to work? > >Has anyone else been sucessful in using postgres on freebsd? > > > Your problem should be able to be solved by adding the following > to your kernel config and recompiling: > > > options SYSVSEM > options SYSVSHM > options SYSVMSG > > The compile takes care of the rest. > > After that, you'll need to ask someone else for help with PostgreSQL. > That's Swahili to me... > Thanks everyone... it works fine... Don't ask me about postgres either... :) I never was a database person either. All I know is my database programmer tested it, and it works. Thanks again... K --- Kevin Pekarek ITS System Administrator, Advanced Workstation Lab kpekarek@lore.calpoly.edu
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