Thread: Port Bug Report: connecting with psql v. 6.4.2 kill 6.5 backend!
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POSTGRESQL BUG REPORT TEMPLATE
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Your name : Palle Girgensohn
Your email address : girgen@partitur.se
Category : runtime: back-end
Severity : critical
Summary: connecting with psql v. 6.4.2 kill 6.5 backend!
System Configuration
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Operating System : FreeBSD 3.2-STABLE
PostgreSQL version : 6.5
Compiler used : gcc-2.7.2.1
Hardware:
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pentium 128 MB,
FreeBSD stordatan.palle.se 3.2-STABLE FreeBSD 3.2-STABLE #0: Thu Jul 8 05:41:27 CEST 1999
root@stordatan.palle.se:/usr/src/sys/compile/PALLE3 i386
Versions of other tools:
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gmake...
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Problem Description:
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When connecting to the a 6.5 postmaster from another host
with 6.4.2 installed, the backend dies:
ERROR: postmaster: getprotobyname failed
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
a backtrace from gdb:
(gdb) bt
#0 0x281d0b23 in siglongjmp () from /usr/lib/libc.so.3
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Test Case:
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install & run postgres 6.4.2 on one machine
install & run postgres 6.5 on another
pg-6.4.2$ psql -h pg-6.5
BOOM
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Solution:
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Re: [PORTS] Port Bug Report: connecting with psql v. 6.4.2 kill 6.5 backend!
From
Palle Girgensohn
Date:
Hmmm... /etc/profiles was not world readable, for some odd reason. Now it works like a charm...:) Forget this report! Thanks Palle Unprivileged user wrote: > > ============================================================================ > POSTGRESQL BUG REPORT TEMPLATE > ============================================================================ > > Your name : Palle Girgensohn > Your email address : girgen@partitur.se > > Category : runtime: back-end > Severity : critical > > Summary: connecting with psql v. 6.4.2 kill 6.5 backend! > > System Configuration > -------------------- > Operating System : FreeBSD 3.2-STABLE > > PostgreSQL version : 6.5 > > Compiler used : gcc-2.7.2.1 > > Hardware: > --------- > pentium 128 MB, > FreeBSD stordatan.palle.se 3.2-STABLE FreeBSD 3.2-STABLE #0: Thu Jul 8 05:41:27 CEST 1999 root@stordatan.palle.se:/usr/src/sys/compile/PALLE3 i386 > > Versions of other tools: > ------------------------ > gmake... > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Problem Description: > -------------------- > When connecting to the a 6.5 postmaster from another host > with 6.4.2 installed, the backend dies: > > ERROR: postmaster: getprotobyname failed > Segmentation fault (core dumped) > > a backtrace from gdb: > (gdb) bt > #0 0x281d0b23 in siglongjmp () from /usr/lib/libc.so.3 > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Test Case: > ---------- > install & run postgres 6.4.2 on one machine > install & run postgres 6.5 on another > > pg-6.4.2$ psql -h pg-6.5 > > BOOM > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Solution: > --------- > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------