It's just an individual backend. Unfortunately I don't have the postgres log file yet, which would obviously help - I only have the application client's log, but the people reporting the problem know they need to get me the database log file next time it happens. I haven't been able to repro this on my own yet. Thanks. - DAP >-----Original Message----- >From: Tom Lane [mailto:tgl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] >Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 6:40 PM >To: David Parker >Cc: pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: Re: file descriptors > >"David Parker" <dparker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: >> OK, well that's good to know. You mentioned ulimit in >> http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-bugs/2003-12/msg00080.php > >Well, that was a different scenario --- or at least I thought it was. >Are you seeing unwanted shutdown of the entire database >cluster, or just an individual backend? What shows up in the >postmaster log when this happens? > > regards, tom lane > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 7: don't forget to increase your free space map settings