Re: PostgreSQL 7.4.16 is creating strange files under /var/lib/pgsql - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Juan Sueiro
Subject Re: PostgreSQL 7.4.16 is creating strange files under /var/lib/pgsql
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Msg-id AANLkTi=w1nqAwqWP1HhOCRP_VfGpWQTp8c6tWg+RgKaF@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Re: PostgreSQL 7.4.16 is creating strange files under /var/lib/pgsql  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
Responses Re: PostgreSQL 7.4.16 is creating strange files under /var/lib/pgsql  (Craig Ringer <craig@postnewspapers.com.au>)
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Tom,

Files are located under /var/lib/pgsql: 

4 files with filename: "?"
1 file with filename: "??"
1 file with filename: "?default"
1 file with filename: "HELP?"
1 file with filename: "TNMP?"

Regards,

On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 11:17 AM, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
Juan Sueiro <jmsueiro@gmail.com> writes:
> I'm experiencing a weird issue where my postgresql is creating strange files
> (all with the same size ~200MB) under /var/lib/pgsql. The filenames are like
> "?" and "?default".

Please be a little more explicit about what the filenames are, and where
they are.  I presume there are not only two of them.

                       regards, tom lane

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