Re: Error installing postgresql version higher than 8.1 on centos 5.4 linux 2.6.18-164.el5

Hi,

I am having trouble installing postgresql on a centos 5.4 server with linux
2.6.18-164.el5 as kernel ( vmware node ) using yum. It seems it is unable
to create the configuration files while running initdb. I
checked pgstartup.log and found following error :

creating conversions ... FATAL: could not load library
"/usr/pgsql-9.0/lib/utf8_and_johab.so":
/usr/pgsql-9.0/lib/utf8_and_johab.so: failed to map segment from shared
object: Cannot allocate memory

Server has 4GB ram, so this is not an issue of low memory and this server is
not so busy server. The above error is showing for version for each of the
following postgresql repos :

pgdg-centos-9.0-2.noarch
pgdg-centos-8.4-2.noarch
pgdg-centos-8.3-7.noarch

The default CentOS base repo which installs postgresql-8.1.x on using yum
works fine and starts the postgresql service without any problem.

*Server INFO*
*=========================================*
root(at)server1 [/etc/yum.repos.d]# cd
root(at)server1 [~]# cat /etc/redhat-release
CentOS release 5.4 (Final)
root(at)server1 [~]# uname -a
Linux vds02.100percentuptimenetwork.com 2.6.18-164.el5 #1 SMP Thu Sep 3
03:28:30 EDT 2009 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
root(at)server1 [~]#

*Here is the exact steps showing the error:*
*========================================================================*

root(at)vserver1 [/opt]# cd /var/lib/rpm
root(at)vserver1 [/opt]# rm -f __db*
root(at)vserver1 [/opt]# rpm --rebuilddb -vv
( truncated )

root(at)vserver1 [/var/lib/rpm]# updatedb

root(at)vserver1 [/opt]# wget
http://yum.pgsqlrpms.org/reporpms/9.0/pgdg-centos-9.0-2.noarch.rpm
root(at)vserver1 [/opt]# rpm -Uvh pgdg-centos-9.0-2.noarch.rpm
Preparing... ###########################################
[100%]
1:pgdg-centos ###########################################
[100%]

root(at)vserver1 [/opt]# rpm -qa | grep postgre*
root(at)vserver1 [/opt]#

root(at)vserver1 [/opt]# yum install postgresql postgresql-server
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
* addons: mirror.highspeedweb.net
* base: hpc.arc.georgetown.edu
* extras: mirror.umoss.org
* updates: mirror.rackspace.com
Excluding Packages in global exclude list
Finished
Setting up Install Process
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package postgresql.x86_64 0:9.0-alpha4_1PGDG.rhel5 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: postgresql-libs = 9.0-alpha4_1PGDG.rhel5 for
package: postgresql
--> Processing Dependency: libpq.so.5()(64bit) for package: postgresql
---> Package postgresql-server.x86_64 0:9.0-alpha4_1PGDG.rhel5 set to be
updated
--> Running transaction check
---> Package postgresql-libs.x86_64 0:9.0-alpha4_1PGDG.rhel5 set to be
updated
--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

==============================================================================================================================================================
Package Arch
Version Repository
Size
==============================================================================================================================================================
Installing:
postgresql x86_64
9.0-alpha4_1PGDG.rhel5 pgdg90
1.3 M
postgresql-server x86_64
9.0-alpha4_1PGDG.rhel5 pgdg90
4.5 M
Installing for dependencies:
postgresql-libs x86_64
9.0-alpha4_1PGDG.rhel5 pgdg90
199 k

Transaction Summary
==============================================================================================================================================================
Install 3 Package(s)
Update 0 Package(s)
Remove 0 Package(s)

Total download size: 6.0 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
(1/3): postgresql-libs-9.0-alpha4_1PGDG.rhel5.x86_64.rpm
| 199 kB 00:00
(2/3): postgresql-9.0-alpha4_1PGDG.rhel5.x86_64.rpm
| 1.3 MB
00:01
(3/3): postgresql-server-9.0-alpha4_1PGDG.rhel5.x86_64.rpm
| 4.5 MB 00:04
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total
866 kB/s | 6.0 MB
00:07
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
Finished Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
Installing : postgresql-libs

1/3
Installing : postgresql

2/3
Installing : postgresql-server

3/3

Installed:
postgresql.x86_64 0:9.0-alpha4_1PGDG.rhel5
postgresql-server.x86_64 0:9.0-alpha4_1PGDG.rhel5

Dependency Installed:
postgresql-libs.x86_64 0:9.0-alpha4_1PGDG.rhel5

Complete!
root(at)vserver1 [/opt]#

root(at)vserver1 [/opt]# /etc/init.d/postgresql-9.0 initdb
Initializing database: [FAILED]
root(at)vserver1 [/opt]# cd /var/lib/pgsql/
root(at)vserver1 [/var/lib/pgsql]# ll
total 20
drwx------ 3 postgres postgres 4096 Apr 21 20:49 ./
drwxr-xr-x 21 root root 4096 Apr 21 20:49 ../
drwx------ 4 postgres postgres 4096 Apr 21 20:51 9.0/
-rw-r--r-- 1 postgres postgres 85 Mar 5 04:57 .bash_profile
root(at)vserver1 [/var/lib/pgsql]# cd 9.0/
root(at)vserver1 [/var/lib/pgsql/9.0]# ll
total 20
drwx------ 4 postgres postgres 4096 Apr 21 20:51 ./
drwx------ 3 postgres postgres 4096 Apr 21 20:49 ../
drwx------ 2 postgres postgres 4096 Mar 5 04:57 backups/
drwx------ 3 postgres postgres 4096 Apr 21 20:51 data/
-rw------- 1 postgres postgres 1232 Apr 21 20:51 pgstartup.log

root(at)vserver1 [/var/lib/pgsql/9.0]# tail pgstartup.log
creating template1 database in /var/lib/pgsql/9.0/data/base/1 ... ok
initializing pg_authid ... ok
initializing dependencies ... ok
creating system views ... ok
loading system objects' descriptions ... ok
creating conversions ... FATAL: could not load library
"/usr/pgsql-9.0/lib/utf8_and_johab.so":
/usr/pgsql-9.0/lib/utf8_and_johab.so: failed to map segment from shared
object: Cannot allocate memory
STATEMENT: CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION johab_to_utf8 (INTEGER, INTEGER,
CSTRING, INTERNAL, INTEGER) RETURNS VOID AS '$libdir/utf8_and_johab',
'johab_to_utf8' LANGUAGE C STRICT;

child process exited with exit code 1
initdb: removing contents of data directory "/var/lib/pgsql/9.0/data"

root(at)vserver1 [/var/lib/pgsql/9.0]# ls /usr/pgsql-9.0/lib/utf8_and_johab.so
/usr/pgsql-9.0/lib/utf8_and_johab.so*
root(at)vserver1 [/var/lib/pgsql/9.0]#

*Here is the logs showing successful installation of postgresql--8.1.x
using yum on the same server*
*
==============================================================================
*
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
* addons: mirror.highspeedweb.net
* base: hpc.arc.georgetown.edu
* extras: mirror.umoss.org
* updates: mirror.rackspace.com
Excluding Packages in global exclude list
Finished
Setting up Install Process
No package rh-postgresql available.
No package rh-postgresql-devel available.
No package rh-postgresql-libs available.
No package rh-postgresql-server available.
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package postgresql.x86_64 0:8.1.18-2.el5_4.1 set to be updated
---> Package postgresql-devel.i386 0:8.1.18-2.el5_4.1 set to be updated
---> Package postgresql-devel.x86_64 0:8.1.18-2.el5_4.1 set to be updated
---> Package postgresql-libs.i386 0:8.1.18-2.el5_4.1 set to be updated
---> Package postgresql-libs.x86_64 0:8.1.18-2.el5_4.1 set to be updated
---> Package postgresql-server.x86_64 0:8.1.18-2.el5_4.1 set to be updated
--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

==============================================================================================================================================================
Package Arch
Version Repository
Size
==============================================================================================================================================================
Installing:
postgresql x86_64
8.1.18-2.el5_4.1 updates
2.9 M
postgresql-devel i386
8.1.18-2.el5_4.1 updates
1.2 M
postgresql-devel x86_64
8.1.18-2.el5_4.1 updates
1.2 M
postgresql-libs i386
8.1.18-2.el5_4.1 updates
196 k
postgresql-libs x86_64
8.1.18-2.el5_4.1 updates
196 k
postgresql-server x86_64
8.1.18-2.el5_4.1 updates
3.9 M

Transaction Summary
==============================================================================================================================================================
Install 6 Package(s)
Update 0 Package(s)
Remove 0 Package(s)

Total download size: 9.5 M
Downloading Packages:
(1/6): postgresql-libs-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.x86_64.rpm
| 196 kB 00:00
(2/6): postgresql-libs-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.i386.rpm
| 196 kB 00:00
(3/6): postgresql-devel-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.i386.rpm
| 1.2 MB
00:00
(4/6): postgresql-devel-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.x86_64.rpm
| 1.2 MB
00:00
(5/6): postgresql-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.x86_64.rpm
| 2.9 MB
00:00
(6/6): postgresql-server-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1.x86_64.rpm
| 3.9 MB 00:00
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total
6.8 MB/s | 9.5 MB
00:01
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
Finished Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
Installing : postgresql-libs

1/6
Installing : postgresql

2/6
Installing : postgresql-libs

3/6
Installing : postgresql-devel

4/6
Installing : postgresql-server

5/6
Installing : postgresql-devel

6/6

Installed:
postgresql.x86_64 0:8.1.18-2.el5_4.1 postgresql-devel.i386
0:8.1.18-2.el5_4.1 postgresql-devel.x86_64 0:8.1.18-2.el5_4.1
postgresql-libs.i386 0:8.1.18-2.el5_4.1 postgresql-libs.x86_64
0:8.1.18-2.el5_4.1 postgresql-server.x86_64 0:8.1.18-2.el5_4.1

Complete!
Stopping postgresql service: [FAILED]
postmaster: no process killed
postmaster: no process killed
Initializing database: [ OK ]
Starting postgresql service: [ OK ]
You should now configure PostgreSQL from WHM!
root(at)server1 [/etc/yum.repos.d]#

Please advise.

Thanks

On Thu, 2010-04-22 at 07:08 +0530, MadTh wrote:
> pgdg-centos-9.0-2.noarch
> pgdg-centos-8.4-2.noarch
> pgdg-centos-8.3-7.noarch

Can we please get a

rpm -qa|grep postgresql

first?

Thanks,
--
Devrim GÜNDÜZ
PostgreSQL Danışmanı/Consultant, Red Hat Certified Engineer
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2010/4/22 Devrim GÜNDÜZ <devrim(at)gunduz(dot)org>

> Can we please get a
>
> rpm -qa|grep postgresql
>
> first?
>

Here is it :

root(at)server1 [~]#
root(at)server1 [~]# rpm -qa|grep postgresql
postgresql-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1
postgresql-devel-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1
postgresql-libs-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1
postgresql-libs-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1
postgresql-server-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1
postgresql-contrib-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1
postgresql-devel-8.1.18-2.el5_4.1
root(at)server1 [~]#
root(at)server1 [~]#

MadTh <madan(dot)feedback(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> creating conversions ... FATAL: could not load library
> "/usr/pgsql-9.0/lib/utf8_and_johab.so":
> /usr/pgsql-9.0/lib/utf8_and_johab.so: failed to map segment from shared
> object: Cannot allocate memory
> STATEMENT: CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION johab_to_utf8 (INTEGER, INTEGER,
> CSTRING, INTERNAL, INTEGER) RETURNS VOID AS '$libdir/utf8_and_johab',
> 'johab_to_utf8' LANGUAGE C STRICT;

Odd that it would get through a bunch of the conversions and then fail
on that one. Could we see the output of

ldd /usr/pgsql-9.0/lib/utf8_and_johab.so

?

regards, tom lane