diff --git a/doc/FAQ b/doc/FAQ index fd6d24b42f..bcbca40864 100644 --- a/doc/FAQ +++ b/doc/FAQ @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL - Last updated: Sat Jun 9 10:40:33 EDT 2001 + Last updated: Mon Jun 11 12:27:44 EDT 2001 Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (pgman@candle.pha.pa.us) @@ -900,9 +900,10 @@ BYTEA bytea variable-length byte array (null-safe) 4.19) Why do I get the error "ERROR: Memory exhausted in AllocSetAlloc()?" - It is possible you have run out of virtual memory on your system, or - your kernel has a low limit for certain resources. Try this before - starting the postmaster: + If you are running a version older than 7.1, an upgrade may fix the + problem. Also it is possible you have run out of virtual memory on + your system, or your kernel has a low limit for certain resources. Try + this before starting the postmaster: ulimit -d 262144 limit datasize 256m diff --git a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html index 64990e630f..7c599081e7 100644 --- a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html +++ b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ alink="#0000FF">
Last updated: Sat Jun 9 10:40:33 EDT 2001
+Last updated: Mon Jun 11 12:27:44 EDT 2001
Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (pgman@candle.pha.pa.us)
@@ -1155,9 +1155,10 @@ BYTEA bytea variable-length byte array (null-safe)
Memory exhausted in AllocSetAlloc()?"
-
It is possible you have run out of virtual memory on your - system, or your kernel has a low limit for certain resources. Try - this before starting the postmaster:
+If you are running a version older than 7.1, an upgrade may fix + the problem. Also it is possible you have run out of virtual memory + on your system, or your kernel has a low limit for certain resources. + Try this before starting the postmaster:
ulimit -d 262144 limit datasize 256m