Csaba Nagy <nagy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > ERROR: could not access status of transaction 0 > DETAIL: could not create file "/postgresdata/pg_subtrans/04E7": Die > Datei existiert bereits > The german text means "the file exists already". I think we've finally identified the reason for this: http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-committers/2006-01/msg00287.php regards, tom lane