Yves Vindevogel <yves.vindevogel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > ns30966:~# ERROR: could not read block 3231 of relation > 1663/165707259/173511769: Input/output error > I get this error. Is this hardware related or could it be something > with the postgresql.conf settings. It's a hardware failure --- bad disk block, likely. You might find more details in the kernel log (/var/log/messages or equivalent). regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org