felix@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > Bruce Momjian <pgman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > > > This message is from the backend exiting abruptly. Is isn't an "ERROR" > > > as we define it for logging purposes. That's why there is nothing in > > > the logs. > > > > Nonetheless I'd expect there to be at least a postmaster complaint about > > a crashed backend --- assuming that that's what's going on. Do the > > other active connections get forcibly closed when this happens? > > Haven't had any others open, it's a dev system. But I'll try leaving > a psql session open. Right now it's gotten itself into the mood of > always working, so it might have to wait a while. > > Could a corrupt db cause these mood swings? And if so, would that > persist even across dropdb / creatdb? Yes, that is possible, but usually it would fail consistently. Have you run memtest and disk diagnostics? -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us pgman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx