Sim Zacks <sim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > The version (from select version()) is > PostgreSQL 8.0.1 on i686-pc-linux-gnu, compiled by GCC i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc (GCC) 3.3.5 (Gentoo Linux 3.3.5-r1, ssp-3.3.2-3, pie-8.7.7.1) Gentoo eh? When you run a bleeding-edge distribution, sometimes you get nicked :-(. I'm betting this is some weird kernel bug. You might try another distro with tighter quality control. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: explain analyze is your friend