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is trying to create (4011376640 bytes in this example). Or it could
mean that you do not have System-V-style shared memory support
configured into your kernel at all. As a temporary workaround, you
- can try starting the server with a smaller-than-normal number
- of buffers (<option>-B</option> switch). You will eventually want
+ can try starting the server with a smaller-than-normal number of
+ buffers (<xref linkend="guc-shared-buffers">). You will eventually want
to reconfigure your kernel to increase the allowed shared memory
size. You may also see this message when trying to start multiple
servers on the same machine, if their total space requested
<productname>PostgreSQL</productname> wants to create. As above,
you may be able to work around the problem by starting the
server with a reduced number of allowed connections
- (<option>-N</option> switch), but you'll eventually want to
+ (<xref linkend="guc-max-connections">), but you'll eventually want to
increase the kernel limit.
</para>
<listitem>
<para>
In the default configuration, only 512 kB of shared memory per
- segment is allowed, which is about enough for <option>-B 24 -N
- 12</>. To increase the setting, first change to the directory
- <filename>/etc/conf/cf.d</>. To display the current value of
+ segment is allowed. To increase the setting, first change to the
+ directory <filename>/etc/conf/cf.d</>. To display the current value of
<varname>SHMMAX</>, run
<programlisting>
./configure -y SHMMAX
<listitem>
<para>
On <productname>UnixWare</> 7, the maximum size for shared
- memory segments is 512 kB in the default configuration. This
- is enough for about <option>-B 24 -N 12</>. To display the
- current value of <varname>SHMMAX</>, run
+ memory segments is only 512 kB in the default configuration.
+ To display the current value of <varname>SHMMAX</>, run
<programlisting>
/etc/conf/bin/idtune -g SHMMAX
</programlisting>