On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 5:48 PM, Hanns Hartman <hwhartman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm running postgres 8.3.17 on a redhat linux mips derivative and I've > observed a postgres crash and the subsequent messages in my postgres > debug log. > > 2011-12-21 19:08:49 UTC - LOG: shutting down > 2011-12-21 19:08:49 UTC -s PANIC: concurrent transaction log activity > while database system is shutting down > 2011-12-21 19:08:49 UTC - LOG: background writer process (PID 1423) > was terminated by signal 6: Aborted > 2011-12-21 19:08:49 UTC - LOG: terminating any other active server processes > > > I'm having trouble understanding what could cause this. I've looked > through the postgres sources and I don't understand what is "shutting > down" since this happens on a live system where no stop has been > requested. It says that it's detecting more than one process writing to the logs. Is there some way you're machine is launching a second postgresql instance against the same data store? It's just a guess, I've never seen this error before so It's a stab in the dark. -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
