/libexec/ld-elf.so.1: /usr/local/bin/postgres: Undefined symbol "shmctl"

[Greg Larkin]

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Reggie Euser wrote:
> Have been running FreeBSD 7.1 for months with PostgreSQL 8.3. All fine.
> 
> Today, made a change to hosts.allow to add an IP address for FTP access.
> Rebooted and attempted to restart PostgreSQL. Postgres wouldn't start
> and left this error in the log file:
> 
> /libexec/ld-elf.so.1: /usr/local/bin/postgres: Undefined symbol "shmctl"
> 
> Have Googled & IRC'd with no luck. Any suggestions or ideas about how to
> fix would be greatly appreciated!
> 
> Thanks!

Hi Reggie,

Have you upgraded your system with freebsd-update or csup recently?  Did
you install PostgreSQL from a binary package or build it in the ports tree?

This is a thread from someone with the same problem, although a
different application: http://forums.freebsd.org/showthread.php?t=6661

It sounds like a fresh rebuild from the ports tree might fix the
problem, but YMMV.

Hope that helps,
Greg
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