"Stuart Grimshaw" <stuart.grimshaw@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > When I try and create a new database I get the following error: > ERROR: checkpoint request failed > HINT: Consult the server log for details. > but the error log (/var/log/postgresql/postgresql-8.1-main.log) just > repeats the same error message. What appears *before* that in the log? There should be some error message coming out of the bgwriter. regards, tom lane
