Re: Create index problem ( _bt_sort )

Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>

From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: Loïc TREGOUËT <loic@cri74.org>
Cc: "pgsql-admin@postgresql.org" <pgsql-admin@postgresql.org>
Date: 2001-01-29T17:20:13Z
Lists: pgsql-bugs
=?iso-8859-1?Q?Lo=EFc=20TREGOU=CBT?= <loic@cri74.org> writes:
> Tom Lane wrote:
>> =?iso-8859-1?Q?Lo=EFc=20TREGOU=CBT?= <loic@cri74.org> writes:
> raslog=# create index user2000 on log2000(username);
> FATAL 1:  btree: failed to add item to the page in _bt_sort (2)
>> 
>> How long are the usernames?  IIRC, 7.0.* has some edge cases that might
>> fail when items approach the maximum allowed size of 1/3 page (~ 2700
>> bytes).

> The maximum length , is about 40 character (but not 2700 bytes).

Hmm, then it's not what I thought.  Would you be willing to send me
a pg_dump of that table?  (Don't send it to the whole list!)

			regards, tom lane