"Stuart Grimshaw" <stuart.grimshaw@gmail.com> writes:
> When I try and create a new database I get the following error:
> ERROR: checkpoint request failed
> HINT: Consult the server log for details.
> but the error log (/var/log/postgresql/postgresql-8.1-main.log) just
> repeats the same error message.
What appears *before* that in the log? There should be some error
message coming out of the bgwriter.
regards, tom lane
