Re: File access problem access(), stat() - Mailing list pgsql-general

vishal saberwal <vishalsaberwal@gmail.com> writes:
> xy_db=# create or replace function file_check(varchar) returns varchar as
> xy_db-# '/root/resource_test.so','file_check' language 'c';
> CREATE FUNCTION
> k2_db=# select file_check('/ResourceFS/IconFS/Alarm/My.gif');
> server closed the connection unexpectedly

This is not a file permissions problem ... more likely, your C function
is wrong and is dumping core.  Getting out your debugger would be a good
response.

>         char    *filecmd = (char*) PG_GETARG_VARCHAR_P(0);

However, I can point you in the right direction: you can't just cast a
varchar * to char *, they are not remotely the same thing.

            regards, tom lane