""Nikola Ivanov"" <xlpizza@xxxxxxxxx> wrote > Database is running on Windows 2003 Advanced Server and it is PostgreSQL > 8.1.3. > > On 6/9/06, Tom Lane <tgl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote > > > > Buggy SysV semaphore support in the kernel, maybe? What platform is > > this exactly? > > Yes, there is a bug in 8.1.3 Win32 SYSV semaphore emulation but I can't figure out how the bug will lead this behavior ... There is patch applied to the CVS tip -- you can find it in the patches (somthing like "Win32 semaphore patch"). If you can, try to apply it to your server (8.0.*, 8.1.* are all ok with it). There was one successful case of solving the semaphore problem with the patch. Regards, Qingqing