RedHat 7.0 release 2.2.17-3 for Alpha. Cannot successfully launch PostgreSQL 7.0.2.17 which is bundled with RedHat 7.0. PostgreSQL installs and configures fine. To reproduce: 1. During a Custom RedHat 7.0 installation, select SQL Server (postgresql- 7.0.2-17.alpha.rpm, postgresql-server-7.0.2.17 and postgresql-devel-7.0.2- 17 will be installed by default). 2. su - postgres 3. initdb --pgdata=/var/lib/pgsql --pglib=/usr/lib/pgsql 4. /usr/bin/postmaster -D /var/lib/pgsql "This type of error is usually caused by an improper shared memory or System V IPC Semaphore configuration. 001027.17.44.02.466 [186823 FATAL 1: InitProcGlobal: IPCSemaphoreCreate failed." (The application fails to open). Note: I received the same error when I downloaded, installed and configured the postgresql-7.0 source on the RedHat 7.0 system. I can launch postgresql 7.0 when I download, install, configure the same source on RedHat 6.2 for Alpha.
This looks like a duplicate of bug 19199, which we fixed. What glibc do you have?
I am using glibc-2.1.94-3 and glibc-devel-2.1.94-3 Regards, Sherry
7.0 for Alpha shipped with glibc 2.1.95-2, which works. You're running som earlier RC, and not the final realease. I'm marking this as a duplicate of bug #19199. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 19199 ***
I tested this with the release version (2.2.17-4) of RedHat 7.0 for Alpha and was able to successfully launch PostgreSQL. This problem can be closed. Thank you.