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1. psql crashes postmaster

   PostgreSQL Bugs List <pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org> — 2001-02-25T15:49:42Z

   Krzysztof Czuma (czuma@Elektron.pl) reports a bug with a severity of 2
   The lower the number the more severe it is.
   
   Short Description
   psql crashes postmaster
   
   Long Description
   PostgreSQL 7.0.3, SunOS amber 5.8 Generic_108529-05 i86pc i386 i86pc
   gcc version 2.95.2
   
   postmaster crashes every time a user tries to access database from psql
   
   Sample Code
   psql
   Password:
   psql: pqReadData() -- backend closed the channel unexpectedly.
           This probably means the backend terminated abnormally
           before or while processing the request.
   psql
   psql: connectDBStart() -- connect() failed: No such file or directory
           Is the postmaster running at 'localhost'
           and accepting connections on Unix socket '5432'?
   
   No file was uploaded with this report
   
   
   

2. Re: psql crashes postmaster

   Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> — 2001-02-25T18:00:38Z

   pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org writes:
   > postmaster crashes every time a user tries to access database from psql
   
   Does it fail for all users, or just some?  Did it used to work and is
   now failing, or is this a new installation that's never worked?
   
   What shows up in the postmaster log when this happens?  (If you're not
   running with a postmaster log, reconsider that.)  Is there a core file
   left behind, and if so what does gdb show for the backtrace?
   
   			regards, tom lane
   
   

3. Re: psql crashes postmaster

   Krzysztof Czuma <czuma@elektron.pl> — 2001-03-21T12:00:55Z

   Hello,
   
   On Sun, 25 Feb 2001, Tom Lane wrote:
   
   > pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org writes:
   > > postmaster crashes every time a user tries to access database from psql
   >
   > Does it fail for all users, or just some?
   
   For one user. I deleted user and this database and created them again. Now
   it works.
   
   
   > Did it used to work and is
   > now failing, or is this a new installation that's never worked?
   
   I am not sure when the user started to use his database. He claimed, he
   has been using the database one month.
   
   
   > What shows up in the postmaster log when this happens?  (If you're not
   > running with a postmaster log, reconsider that.)
   
   I tried to find how to read pg_log but I failed. :)
   
   
   Kind regards,
   Krzysztof Czuma