backend stalls

You should upgrade to the latest version (7.1.3) and see if you're still
experiencing the same problems..I'm sure you're interested in finding out
why it's happening but upgrading is still a good idea.... I'm almost
positive that the RPMs are available for 7.1.3..

-Mitch

----- Original Message -----
From: "Shane Wright" <me@shanewright.co.uk>
To: <pgsql-general@postgresql.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2001 1:58 PM
Subject: [GENERAL] backend stalls

Hi

I'm tearing my hair out here, the backend seems to randomly decide to

stall

and not serve any more queries (processes are listed as waiting).

It happens on all sorts of queries (including CREATE TABLE and CREATE

INDEX).

I have completely uninstalled and deleted the whole installation and
reinstalled - only to have it do it again mid way through entering the SQL

to

rebuild my database (not a big one ~25 tables, and no rows to speak of -
havent got that far yet).

I was thinking corrupted tables - or corrupt system catalog, but even
vacuumdb stalls as well...

Any help would be appreciated, I have so much work to do and I cant do
anything without the database working :(

My install is Postgres 7.0.3-8 from the RedHat RPMs runing on RH7.1

I know I havent given much specific information, I dont really know where

to

Any chance you're running out of disk space somewhere?

Have you looked in the log file for clues?

(/var/log/postgres.log on debian - not sure if the location is the same on
other OSs.)

-Nick

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Hi

Any chance you're running out of disk space somewhere?

Loads of free space :)

Have you looked in the log file for clues?

I tried- but I cant find a log that looks vaguely to do with postgres that
isnt binary data (?).

Interestingly, I tried setting up on a different machine and the same things
happened (same OS, same pg version) - but back on the original machine if I
symlink /var/lib/pgsql to point to a directory on another disk it all seems
to be ok.

I'm perhaps thinking it may be some conflict between pg and the system
somehow (?)

Shane

-----Original Message-----
From: pgsql-general-owner@postgresql.org
[mailto:pgsql-general-owner@postgresql.org]On Behalf Of Shane Wright
Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2001 12:59 PM
To: pgsql-general@postgresql.org
Subject: [GENERAL] backend stalls

Hi

I'm tearing my hair out here, the backend seems to randomly
decide to stall
and not serve any more queries (processes are listed as waiting).

It happens on all sorts of queries (including CREATE TABLE and
CREATE INDEX).

I have completely uninstalled and deleted the whole installation and
reinstalled - only to have it do it again mid way through
entering the SQL to
rebuild my database (not a big one ~25 tables, and no rows to speak of -
havent got that far yet).

I was thinking corrupted tables - or corrupt system catalog, but even
vacuumdb stalls as well...

Any help would be appreciated, I have so much work to do and I cant do
anything without the database working :(

My install is Postgres 7.0.3-8 from the RedHat RPMs runing on RH7.1

I know I havent given much specific information, I dont really
know where to
start. What its doing at this very minute is hanging on an insert into a
freshly created table on an installation thats only existed for
30 minutes
and only just had all the tables created.

Thanks

Shane

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We've just ordered a new server from our hosting providers and requested that
it have the latest version on it so we will be upgrading.

I havent been able to find RPMS for RedHat for 7.1.3 though - although RedHat
are always a way behind...

Thanks

Shane

On Thursday 27 September 2001 8:26 pm, you wrote:

You should upgrade to the latest version (7.1.3) and see if you're still
experiencing the same problems..I'm sure you're interested in finding out
why it's happening but upgrading is still a good idea.... I'm almost
positive that the RPMs are available for 7.1.3..

-Mitch

----- Original Message -----
From: "Shane Wright" <me@shanewright.co.uk>
To: <pgsql-general@postgresql.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2001 1:58 PM
Subject: [GENERAL] backend stalls

Hi

I'm tearing my hair out here, the backend seems to randomly decide to

stall

and not serve any more queries (processes are listed as waiting).

It happens on all sorts of queries (including CREATE TABLE and CREATE

INDEX).

I have completely uninstalled and deleted the whole installation and
reinstalled - only to have it do it again mid way through entering the
SQL

to

rebuild my database (not a big one ~25 tables, and no rows to speak of -
havent got that far yet).

I was thinking corrupted tables - or corrupt system catalog, but even
vacuumdb stalls as well...

Any help would be appreciated, I have so much work to do and I cant do
anything without the database working :(

My install is Postgres 7.0.3-8 from the RedHat RPMs runing on RH7.1

I know I havent given much specific information, I dont really know where

to

start. What its doing at this very minute is hanging on an insert into a
freshly created table on an installation thats only existed for 30
minutes and only just had all the tables created.

Thanks

Shane

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