Re: backend stalls - Mailing list pgsql-general

Hi

> Any chance you're running out of disk space somewhere?

Loads of free space :)

> Have you looked in the log file for clues?

I tried- but I cant find a log that looks vaguely to do with postgres that
isnt binary data (?).

Interestingly, I tried setting up on a different machine and the same things
happened (same OS, same pg version) - but back on the original machine if I
symlink /var/lib/pgsql to point to a directory on another disk it all seems
to be ok.

I'm perhaps thinking it may be some conflict between pg and the system
somehow (?)

Shane


> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: pgsql-general-owner@postgresql.org
> > [mailto:pgsql-general-owner@postgresql.org]On Behalf Of Shane Wright
> > Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2001 12:59 PM
> > To: pgsql-general@postgresql.org
> > Subject: [GENERAL] backend stalls
> >
> >
> > Hi
> >
> > I'm tearing my hair out here, the backend seems to randomly
> > decide to stall
> > and not serve any more queries (processes are listed as waiting).
> >
> > It happens on all sorts of queries (including CREATE TABLE and
> > CREATE INDEX).
> >
> > I have completely uninstalled and deleted the whole installation and
> > reinstalled - only to have it do it again mid way through
> > entering the SQL to
> > rebuild my database (not a big one ~25 tables, and no rows to speak of -
> > havent got that far yet).
> >
> > I was thinking corrupted tables - or corrupt system catalog, but even
> > vacuumdb stalls as well...
> >
> > Any help would be appreciated, I have so much work to do and I cant do
> > anything without the database working :(
> >
> > My install is Postgres 7.0.3-8 from the RedHat RPMs runing on RH7.1
> >
> > I know I havent given much specific information, I dont really
> > know where to
> > start.  What its doing at this very minute is hanging on an insert into a
> > freshly created table on an installation thats only existed for
> > 30 minutes
> > and only just had all the tables created.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Shane
> >
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