FATAL: invalid frontend message type 47 server closed the connection unexpectedly

Started by Sterpu Victorabout 19 years ago3 messagesgeneral
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#1Sterpu Victor
victor@ambra.ro

I receive this message when I do a specific operation.
How can I debug something like this?

I use a Centos 4.0 distribution, postgresql version 8.1.3(I also used
diffrent distibutions and other versions of postgresql).
I connect to postgresql using perl DBD::Pg, using a tcp socket.

The error appears when I do a specific operation, but if I try many
times, it will work.
It works only if I try many times and fast.

#2Tom Lane
tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us
In reply to: Sterpu Victor (#1)
Re: FATAL: invalid frontend message type 47 server closed the connection unexpectedly

Sterpu Victor <victor@ambra.ro> writes:

I receive this message when I do a specific operation.
How can I debug something like this?

It sounds like DBD::Pg is sending an invalidly formed message, or in
some other way violating the protocol. Or maybe the backend got
confused. Watching the session with a packet-sniffer would help to
nail down who's at fault.

regards, tom lane

#3Martijn van Oosterhout
kleptog@svana.org
In reply to: Tom Lane (#2)
Re: FATAL: invalid frontend message type 47 server closed the connection unexpectedly

On Wed, Jan 17, 2007 at 05:34:27PM -0500, Tom Lane wrote:

Sterpu Victor <victor@ambra.ro> writes:

I receive this message when I do a specific operation.
How can I debug something like this?

It sounds like DBD::Pg is sending an invalidly formed message, or in
some other way violating the protocol. Or maybe the backend got
confused. Watching the session with a packet-sniffer would help to
nail down who's at fault.

Well, DBD::Pg merely uses libpq. The most likely issue is somethong
that's not allowed, like using the same connection from multiple
threads. Or some other break in protocol.

We're going to need a lot more info to work this out. Incidently, 47 is
a capital G, IIRC.

Have a nice day,
--
Martijn van Oosterhout <kleptog@svana.org> http://svana.org/kleptog/

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