Jeff Ross <jross@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: > When psql begins loading this file, it throws the error: > psql:/tmp/people.sql:79: ERROR: unrecognized node type: 655 Hmm. Can you try that with \set VERBOSITY verbose so we can determine where the error is being thrown from? > The interesting thing is that this exact process works just fine to a > third machine also running 8.2.4 The example doesn't fail for me, either. We've occasionally seen messages of this type from poorly-done local modifications to the backend. How did you come by the postgres executables you're using on the problem machine? regards, tom lane