On Tuesday 01 May 2007 2:46 pm, Ed L. wrote: > It is indeed a local connection using PGHOST=`hostname`. That > name maps to one of the external NIC IPs, not to the normal > 127.0.0.1 loopback address. For context, I've seen this a > number of times over the past couple years, from pgsql 7.3.x > to 8.1.x, HPUX 11.00 to 11.23, 32-bit-only and 32/64 Itaniums, > always via a local connection using `hostname` mapping to an > external NIC. What it is about the reboots that triggers this > remains a mystery. Not to create a red herring, I should add it also fails for PGHOST=localhost/127... Only relinking/reinstalling with 32-bit perl seems to fix it. I will see if I can tweak fe-connect.c. Ed