On 27/03/2012 19:37, W. David Jarvis wrote: > Hello all - > > I've been trying to get a bash script set-up that creates a DB, does a > join, writes the join to file, and then cleans itself up afterwards. > Everything within the script runs fine when entered at an actual > prompt, but when I run the script the SELECT query runs indefinitely. > I'm not sure what the cause is—the script is being run on a box > connecting to its own local postgres installation, so it can't be a > connection issue. Any thoughts? Only a guess, but would the createdb line, or indeed any of the psql invocations, be prompting for a password? - That would cause the script to hang indefinitely. Ray. -- Raymond O'Donnell :: Galway :: Ireland rod@xxxxxx -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general