The standard question here is are you A: Running on Windows and B: using an antivirus? If so, it's often the antivirus getting in the way. Either turn it off or figure out how to exclude postgresql's files from it's view. -- Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin