--- Chris Travers <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > lmyho wrote: > > > > >The last one (successful bootup and shutdown): > >pg_log# more postgresql-2006-03-30_103237.log > >2006-03-30 10:32:37 CSTLOG: database system was shut down at 2006-03-30 10:32:20 > >CST > >2006-03-30 10:32:37 CSTLOG: checkpoint record is at 0/33B96C > >2006-03-30 10:32:37 CSTLOG: redo record is at 0/33B96C; undo record is at 0/0; > >shutdown TRUE > >2006-03-30 10:32:37 CSTLOG: next transaction ID: 5839; next OID: 16386 > >2006-03-30 10:32:37 CSTLOG: next MultiXactId: 1; next MultiXactOffset: 0 > >2006-03-30 10:32:37 CSTLOG: database system is ready > >2006-03-30 10:32:37 CSTLOG: transaction ID wrap limit is 2147484146, limited by > >database "postgres" > >2006-03-30 10:32:37 CSTLOG: autovacuum: processing database "template1" > >2006-03-30 10:33:37 CSTLOG: autovacuum: processing database "postgres" > >2006-03-30 10:33:42 CSTLOG: incomplete startup packet > >2006-03-30 10:33:42 CSTLOG: received fast shutdown request > >2006-03-30 10:33:42 CSTLOG: shutting down > >2006-03-30 10:33:42 CSTLOG: database system is shut down > >2006-03-30 10:33:42 CSTLOG: logger shutting down > > > >You can see they all have that line! Can you see what's may be the problem? > Thank > >you!!! > > > > > Interesting.... Database starts up at 10:32:37 and processes all > databases through autovacuum. > Then exactly a minute later, it processes the postgres database. > 5 seconds later, you get a SIGINT. > That one was shut down by me, just to see of it will generate the bad line again, and it did! Then I restarted the computer and got the new log and it still has the bad line! One of the logs even has that line in the middle of a long list of "autovacuum"s, I was afraid it's too long for the post, but see it below, just to figure out waht's wrong: pg_log# more postgresql-2006-03-30_092929.log 2006-03-30 09:29:29 CSTLOG: database system was shut down at 2006-03-30 09:29:15 CST 2006-03-30 09:29:29 CSTLOG: checkpoint record is at 0/33B8E4 2006-03-30 09:29:29 CSTLOG: redo record is at 0/33B8E4; undo record is at 0/0; shutdown TRUE 2006-03-30 09:29:29 CSTLOG: next transaction ID: 5713; next OID: 16386 2006-03-30 09:29:29 CSTLOG: next MultiXactId: 1; next MultiXactOffset: 0 2006-03-30 09:29:29 CSTLOG: database system is ready 2006-03-30 09:29:29 CSTLOG: transaction ID wrap limit is 2147484146, limited by database "postgres" 2006-03-30 09:29:29 CSTLOG: autovacuum: processing database "postgres" 2006-03-30 09:30:29 CSTLOG: autovacuum: processing database "template1" 2006-03-30 09:31:29 CSTLOG: autovacuum: processing database "postgres" 2006-03-30 09:32:29 CSTLOG: autovacuum: processing database "template1" 2006-03-30 09:33:29 CSTLOG: autovacuum: processing database "postgres" 2006-03-30 09:34:29 CSTLOG: autovacuum: processing database "template1" 2006-03-30 09:35:29 CSTLOG: autovacuum: processing database "postgres" 2006-03-30 09:36:29 CSTLOG: autovacuum: processing database "template1" 2006-03-30 09:37:29 CSTLOG: autovacuum: processing database "postgres" 2006-03-30 09:38:29 CSTLOG: autovacuum: processing database "template1" 2006-03-30 09:39:29 CSTLOG: autovacuum: processing database "postgres" 2006-03-30 09:40:29 CSTLOG: autovacuum: processing database "template1" 2006-03-30 09:41:29 CSTLOG: autovacuum: processing database "postgres" 2006-03-30 09:42:29 CSTLOG: autovacuum: processing database "template1" 2006-03-30 09:43:29 CSTLOG: autovacuum: processing database "postgres" 2006-03-30 09:44:29 CSTLOG: autovacuum: processing database "template1" 2006-03-30 09:45:29 CSTLOG: autovacuum: processing database "postgres" 2006-03-30 09:46:29 CSTLOG: autovacuum: processing database "template1" 2006-03-30 09:47:29 CSTLOG: autovacuum: processing database "postgres" 2006-03-30 09:48:29 CSTLOG: autovacuum: processing database "template1" 2006-03-30 09:49:29 CSTLOG: autovacuum: processing database "postgres" 2006-03-30 09:50:29 CSTLOG: autovacuum: processing database "template1" 2006-03-30 09:51:29 CSTLOG: autovacuum: processing database "postgres" 2006-03-30 09:52:29 CSTLOG: autovacuum: processing database "template1" 2006-03-30 09:53:29 CSTLOG: autovacuum: processing database "postgres" 2006-03-30 09:54:29 CSTLOG: autovacuum: processing database "template1" 2006-03-30 09:55:29 CSTLOG: autovacuum: processing database "postgres" 2006-03-30 09:56:29 CSTLOG: autovacuum: processing database "template1" 2006-03-30 09:57:29 CSTLOG: autovacuum: processing database "postgres" 2006-03-30 09:58:29 CSTLOG: autovacuum: processing database "template1" 2006-03-30 09:59:29 CSTLOG: autovacuum: processing database "postgres" 2006-03-30 10:00:29 CSTLOG: autovacuum: processing database "template1" 2006-03-30 10:01:29 CSTLOG: autovacuum: processing database "postgres" 2006-03-30 10:02:01 CSTLOG: incomplete startup packet 2006-03-30 10:03:01 CSTLOG: autovacuum: processing database "template1" 2006-03-30 10:04:01 CSTLOG: autovacuum: processing database "postgres" 2006-03-30 10:05:01 CSTLOG: autovacuum: processing database "template1" 2006-03-30 10:06:01 CSTLOG: autovacuum: processing database "postgres" 2006-03-30 10:07:01 CSTLOG: autovacuum: processing database "template1" 2006-03-30 10:08:01 CSTLOG: autovacuum: processing database "postgres" 2006-03-30 10:09:01 CSTLOG: autovacuum: processing database "template1" 2006-03-30 10:10:01 CSTLOG: autovacuum: processing database "postgres" 2006-03-30 10:11:01 CSTLOG: autovacuum: processing database "template1" 2006-03-30 10:12:01 CSTLOG: autovacuum: processing database "postgres" 2006-03-30 10:13:01 CSTLOG: autovacuum: processing database "template1" 2006-03-30 10:14:01 CSTLOG: autovacuum: processing database "postgres" 2006-03-30 10:15:01 CSTLOG: autovacuum: processing database "template1" 2006-03-30 10:16:01 CSTLOG: autovacuum: processing database "postgres" 2006-03-30 10:17:01 CSTLOG: autovacuum: processing database "template1" 2006-03-30 10:18:01 CSTLOG: autovacuum: processing database "postgres" 2006-03-30 10:19:01 CSTLOG: autovacuum: processing database "template1" 2006-03-30 10:20:01 CSTLOG: autovacuum: processing database "postgres" 2006-03-30 10:21:01 CSTLOG: autovacuum: processing database "template1" 2006-03-30 10:22:01 CSTLOG: autovacuum: processing database "postgres" 2006-03-30 10:23:01 CSTLOG: autovacuum: processing database "template1" 2006-03-30 10:24:01 CSTLOG: autovacuum: processing database "postgres" 2006-03-30 10:25:01 CSTLOG: autovacuum: processing database "template1" 2006-03-30 10:26:01 CSTLOG: autovacuum: processing database "postgres" 2006-03-30 10:27:01 CSTLOG: autovacuum: processing database "template1" 2006-03-30 10:27:05 CSTLOG: received smart shutdown request 2006-03-30 10:27:05 CSTLOG: shutting down 2006-03-30 10:27:05 CSTLOG: database system is shut down 2006-03-30 10:27:05 CSTLOG: logger shutting down > Is there something wrong with autovacuum? Normally I would doubt it but > the other possibility is something is waiting for just over a minute and > then shutting down the database. > Please help me find it out! Thanks!! I just get in touch of postgresql, has no idea what it suppose to be. The databse just be installed for two days and I am struggling on it all the time!! > If you su postgres, can you run pg_ctl and get the database up by itself? > Yes I can. And some log files were from such running. Help!! Kind regards, leo __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com