ruben <ruben20@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: >> As I recall, released versions of PostgreSQL usually dump core under >> $PGDATA/base/<database oid>. However, it's also possible that your >> coredumpsize resource limit prevents core dumps; you could fix that >> by putting a command like "ulimit -c unlimited" in your PostgreSQL >> startup script and then stopping and restarting PostgreSQL. > I cannot find a core file, ulimit is set to unlimit. I guess I'm doing > something wrong: > -bash-2.05b$ ulimit > unlimited > -bash-2.05b$ find /usr/local/pgsql -name '*core*' -print (1) The fact that it's unlimited in your user environment doesn't prove that it's unlimited in the environment the postmaster is started in. (2) I forget which constraint ulimit-with-no-argument prints, but it's not core file size. (Try "ulimit -a") Please actually follow the advice given to you above. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 9: In versions below 8.0, the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not match