FM <dist-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > I'e got a very strange (scary) problem. > ERROR: could not read block 81235 of relation "pg_largeobject": > Input/output error This one is very strongly indicative of a disk hardware problem. The others look like they could be consequences of catalog corruption ensuing from a flaky disk. If I were you I'd run some hardware diagnostics. Also see if you can pg_dump ... regards, tom lane