@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL V6.5
33Sun Solaris Specific
44TO BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NORMAL FAQ
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6- last updated: Thu Sep2 11:40 :00 CET 1999
6+ last updated: Thu Sep21 9:30 :00 CET 1999
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88current maintainer: Marc Liyanage (liyanage@access.ch)
99original author: Marc Liyanage (liyanage@access.ch)
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19191.4) Why am I getting "Can't tell what username to use" errors
2020 when I try to run initdb?
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@@ -125,7 +129,7 @@ maximum segment size kernel parameter is set too low. The solution
125129is to put something like the following line into /etc/system and
126130reboot the system.
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128- set shmsys:shminfo_shmmax=0xffffffff
132+ set shmsys:shminfo_shmmax=0x7fffffff
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130134Excellent info regarding shared memory under Solaris can be found here:
131135http://www.sunworld.com/swol-09-1997/swol-09-insidesolaris.html
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140144of the postgres user (see also step 17 in the INSTALL file):
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142146export USER=postgres
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160+ - Jose Luis Rodriguez Garcia
161+ Suggested to change the shmmax parameter in 1.3 from 0xffffffff to 0x7fffffff
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