Tom Lane wrote: > > Try inserting a short sleep before the createdb. Oh, so I'd be working around a known race condition? Is there a bug open? > For 8.3 we have > http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-committers/2007-06/msg00013.php Ok, thanks. Mike -- Michael P. Soulier <michael_soulier@xxxxxxxxx>, 613-592-2122 x2522 "Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction." --Albert Einstein