*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 264336 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/264336
Only a comment about kernel setting tuning, for a temporary fast solution of this problem: echo 37879808 > /proc/sys/kernel/shmmax You can change the shmax (the max size of shared memory segments) according the postgres request. Flavio -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/496854 Title: package postgresql-8.4 8.4.2-1 failed to install/upgrade: FATAL: could not create shared memory segment: Invalid argument To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-8.4/+bug/496854/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs