On 31 May 2010 18:59, Tom Lane <tgl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Seems like you must have a kernel/filesystem issue, but I don't know > what either. CREATE DATABASE just copies the contents of template1 > using some absolutely straightforward code (look into src/port/copydir.c) > so it's entirely filesystem-limited. Thanks Tom. I've confirmed that it's not related to PostgreSQL, as installing this version on another system has zero issues. I've posted the issue to a Slackware specific forum: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/slackware-13-sluggish-system-possibly-filesystem-811442/ -- Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin