Are you out of disk space?
try
CREATE TABLE mytemp
(
id int4 unique not null,
mystr varchar(50)
);
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bruce Tong [SMTP:zztong@laxmi.ev.net]
> Sent: Monday, May 03, 1999 12:49 PM
> To: PostgreSQL General
> Subject: [GENERAL] Thing that makes me go "Hmmm"
>
> I've been using PostgreSQL for a while on a project, and I needed to drop
> into psql just to try out some SQL to use in a program. Turns out
> everytime I try to create a simple table, it fails, but not in the same
> way...
>
> CREATE TABLE mytemp
> (
> id integer unique not null,
> mystr varchar(50)
> );
>
> Variation #1 says "ERROR: cannot create mytemp"
>
> Variation #2 says "pqReadData() -- backend closed the channel
> unexpectedly."
>
> I even destroyed and recreated the database thinking I've messed that up.
> I've also restarted the postmaster.
>
> I've probably forgotten something obvious, at least I hope that's the
> case, but since its had me stumped for 30 minutes I thought I'd ask for
> help. I'm using version 6.4.2.
>
>
> Bruce Tong | Got me an office; I'm there late at night.
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>
>
