In addition here is a backtrace of the process while it hung again today: (thanks to our SA Eric) #0 0x000000396c8d4627 in semop () from /lib64/libc.so.6 #1 0x00000000005dc313 in PGSemaphoreLock () #2 0x0000000000616586 in LWLockAcquire () #3 0x00000000004a718c in ginHeapTupleFastInsert () #4 0x000000000049c808 in gininsert () #5 0x00000000006dd968 in FunctionCall6Coll () #6 0x0000000000474b07 in index_insert () #7 0x00000000005664c8 in ExecInsertIndexTuples () #8 0x0000000000511fa2 in DoCopy () #9 0x0000000000626f71 in standard_ProcessUtility () #10 0x0000000000624299 in PostgresMain () #11 0x0000000000625309 in CreateQueryDesc () #12 0x0000000000625d35 in PortalRun () #13 0x0000000000623262 in PostgresMain () #14 0x00000000005e7ae4 in ClosePostmasterPorts () #15 0x00000000005e8861 in PostmasterMain () #16 0x000000000058c5be in main () -- View this message in context: http://postgresql.1045698.n5.nabble.com/What-else-could-I-ve-done-COPY-to-unlogged-tbl-hung-locked-the-table-tp5721983p5722162.html Sent from the PostgreSQL - admin mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin