We have: vm.overcommit_memory = 2 -----Original Message----- From: pgsql-admin-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pgsql-admin-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tom Lane Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 4:27 PM To: dx k9 Cc: posgres support Subject: Re: Zen and art if WAL and dump file mainteance dx k9 <bitsandbytes88@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > We are trying to figure out why maintenance on A (zipping up & removing files) would have an affect on production processing (killed it) on pgdata - B. Sounds like an OOM kill problem --- do you have memory overcommit disabled on that machine? regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe-nomail command to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx so that your message can get through to the mailing list cleanly -------------------------------------------------------- Information in this e-mail may be confidential. It is intended only for the addressee(s) identified above. If you are not the addressee(s), or an employee or agent of the addressee(s), please note that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender of the error. ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: don't forget to increase your free space map settings