pg_dump seg fault on sequences - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Michael Nolan
Subject pg_dump seg fault on sequences
Date
Msg-id 4abad0eb0704141207o24830860gbf2cfbf243596b9b@mail.gmail.com
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Responses Re: pg_dump seg fault on sequences  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
List pgsql-general
I've narrowed down the conditions under which pg_dump in 8.2.3 is creating a segmentation fault. 

It appears to happen only when dumping a sequence that is created for a serial data element.


uscf=> create table public.seqtest
uscf-> (field1 text,
uscf(> field2 serial);
create table public.seqtest
(field1 text,
field2 serial);
NOTICE:  CREATE TABLE will create implicit sequence "seqtest_field2_seq" for ser
ial column "seqtest.field2"
CREATE TABLE
Time: 222.913 ms
uscf=> insert into seqtest values ('x');
insert into seqtest values ('x');
INSERT 0 1
Time: 14.065 ms
uscf=> select * from seqtest;
select * from seqtest;
field1 | field2
--------+--------
x      |      1
(1 row)

[uscf@kingside testing]$ /usr/local/pgsql/bin/pg_dump -t seqtest_field2_seq -U uscf uscf
Password:
Segmentation fault
--
Mike Nolan





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