Return-Path: postarch
Received: by postgres.Berkeley.EDU (5.61/1.29)
	id AA00175; Fri, 6 Dec 91 12:43:40 -0800
Message-Id: <9112062043.AA00175@postgres.Berkeley.EDU>
From: postarch (Postgres Mailing Archive)
Subject: Re: problem in installation
To: postgres@postgres.berkeley.edu
Sender: pg_adm@postgres.berkeley.edu
Reply-To: mer@postgres.berkeley.edu
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 05 Dec 91 22:38:28 PST."
             <9112060638.AA22057@postgres.Berkeley.EDU> 
Date: Fri, 06 Dec 91 12:42:22 PST

you write:
> 
> 
> We have problems in installing postgress; every thing seems to compile
> properly, but then the initial database is not created and postmaster will
> not work. Enclosed below is the script.

...stuff deleted...

> Initializing template database...
> semget: Invalid argument
> initdb: could not create template database
> initdb: cleaning up.
> Installation complete.
> done


I think that your kernel may not be configured correctly.
When running on a sparc (which has a TAS instruction) there is exactly
one semphore created for each backend process.  Normally this is not very 
much to ask of your os.  What error does the postmaster fail with?  
Is it failing to allocate the required shared memory?


Jeff Meredith
mer@postgres.berkeley.edu