Re: [ADMIN] [GENERAL] Error while starting postgreSQL service

Yes, when I set the value to 1300 MB, everything goes fine. Any value higher than this value does not allow me to start the service.

sima

-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Huxton [mailto:dev@archonet.com] Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 3:40 PM
To: Bebarta, Simanchala
Cc: PG-General Mailing List; pgsql-admin@postgresql.org Subject: Re: [ADMIN] [GENERAL] Error while starting postgreSQL service

Don't forget to cc: the list, other people will probably know more than me.

Bebarta, Simanchala wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> My postgreSQL 8.2.4 is installed on Windows server 2003 Enterprise
> Edition.

OK. Thanks.

8.2.5 has been released, and you should consider upgrading soon. The Windows-related changes seem to be:

# Windows socket and semaphore improvements (Magnus)
# Make pg_ctl -w work properly in Windows service mode (Dave Page)
# Fix memory allocation bug when using MIT Kerberos on Windows (Magnus)
# Suppress timezone name (%Z) in log timestamps on Windows because of 

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.2/static/release-8-2-5.html

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Could the Kerberos-related bug be affecting you?

> Windows Server configuration:
> RAM 4GB
> HDD 50 GB
> Processor: Pentium 4 CPU 3.20 GHz
>
>
> When the shared_buffers = 2048 MB is set in the Postgresql.conf file,
> while starting the service, I got the error
>
> Could not open process token "error code-5".

Does the problem go away when you put shared_buffers back to a lower number?

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   Richard Huxton
   Archonet Ltd

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