--- Tom Lane <tgl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Jeff Amiel <becauseimjeff@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > > is log_min_messages one of them that requires a > > restart? > > No, SIGHUP (pg_ctl reload) should be sufficient. Weird.... looks like some items are going to syslog and some to my defined postgres logfile (from -L option). Bizarre. Anyway....I hope this helps someone..... At 10:46, I find this in my syslog files.. Aug 27 10:46:01 db-1 postgres[27008]: [ID 748848 local0.warning] [85355-1] 2007-08-27 10:46:01.888 CDT 27008ERROR: out of memory Aug 27 10:46:01 db-1 postgres[27008]: [ID 748848 local0.warning] [85355-2] 2007-08-27 10:46:01.888 CDT 27008DETAIL: Failed on request of size 536870910. and at the same time in my postgres logfile I see this (and only this) TopMemoryContext: 169608 total in 10 blocks; 18832 free (34 chunks); 150776 used TopTransactionContext: 8192 total in 1 blocks; 7648 free (9 chunks); 544 used CFuncHash: 8192 total in 1 blocks; 4936 free (0 chunks); 3256 used Type information cache: 8192 total in 1 blocks; 1800 free (0 chunks); 6392 used Operator class cache: 8192 total in 1 blocks; 4872 free (0 chunks); 3320 used Autovacuum context: 8192 total in 1 blocks; 5416 free (8 chunks); 2776 used smgr relation table: 8192 total in 1 blocks; 2808 free (0 chunks); 5384 used TransactionAbortContext: 32768 total in 1 blocks; 32752 free (0 chunks); 16 used Portal hash: 8192 total in 1 blocks; 3912 free (0 chunks); 4280 used PortalMemory: 0 total in 0 blocks; 0 free (0 chunks); 0 used Relcache by OID: 8192 total in 1 blocks; 3376 free (0 chunks); 4816 used CacheMemoryContext: 659000 total in 19 blocks; 264904 free (15 chunks); 394096 used sl_seqlog_idx: 1024 total in 1 blocks; 256 free (0 chunks); 768 used PartInd_istream_replication_cluster_sl_log_1-node-1: 1024 total in 1 blocks; 392 free (0 chunks); 632 used sl_log_1_idx1: 1024 total in 1 blocks; 256 free (0 chunks); 768 used pg_index_indrelid_index: 1024 total in 1 blocks; 352 free (0 chunks); 672 used pg_attrdef_adrelid_adnum_index: 1024 total in 1 blocks; 288 free (0 chunks); 736 used pg_autovacuum_vacrelid_index: 1024 total in 1 blocks; 392 free (0 chunks); 632 used pg_type_typname_nsp_index: 1024 total in 1 blocks; 328 free (0 chunks); 696 used pg_type_oid_index: 1024 total in 1 blocks; 352 free (0 chunks); 672 used pg_trigger_tgrelid_tgname_index: 1024 total in 1 blocks; 288 free (0 chunks); 736 used pg_statistic_relid_att_index: 1024 total in 1 blocks; 288 free (0 chunks); 736 used pg_auth_members_member_role_index: 1024 total in 1 blocks; 328 free (0 chunks); 696 used pg_auth_members_role_member_index: 1024 total in 1 blocks; 328 free (0 chunks); 696 used pg_rewrite_rel_rulename_index: 1024 total in 1 blocks; 328 free (0 chunks); 696 used pg_proc_proname_args_nsp_index: 1024 total in 1 blocks; 256 free (0 chunks); 768 used pg_proc_oid_index: 1024 total in 1 blocks; 352 free (0 chunks); 672 used pg_operator_oprname_l_r_n_index: 1024 total in 1 blocks; 192 free (0 chunks); 832 used pg_operator_oid_index: 1024 total in 1 blocks; 352 free (0 chunks); 672 used pg_opclass_oid_index: 1024 total in 1 blocks; 352 free (0 chunks); 672 used pg_opclass_am_name_nsp_index: 1024 total in 1 blocks; 216 free (0 chunks); 808 used pg_namespace_oid_index: 1024 total in 1 blocks; 352 free (0 chunks); 672 used pg_namespace_nspname_index: 1024 total in 1 blocks; 392 free (0 chunks); 632 used pg_language_oid_index: 1024 total in 1 blocks; 392 free (0 chunks); 632 used pg_language_name_index: 1024 total in 1 blocks; 392 free (0 chunks); 632 used pg_inherits_relid_seqno_index: 1024 total in 1 blocks; 328 free (0 chunks); 696 used pg_index_indexrelid_index: 1024 total in 1 blocks; 352 free (0 chunks); 672 used pg_authid_oid_index: 1024 total in 1 blocks; 352 free (0 chunks); 672 used pg_authid_rolname_index: 1024 total in 1 blocks; 392 free (0 chunks); 632 used pg_database_oid_index: 1024 total in 1 blocks; 352 free (0 chunks); 672 used pg_conversion_oid_index: 1024 total in 1 blocks; 392 free (0 chunks); 632 used pg_conversion_name_nsp_index: 1024 total in 1 blocks; 328 free (0 chunks); 696 used pg_conversion_default_index: 1024 total in 1 blocks; 192 free (0 chunks); 832 used pg_class_relname_nsp_index: 1024 total in 1 blocks; 328 free (0 chunks); 696 used pg_class_oid_index: 1024 total in 1 blocks; 352 free (0 chunks); 672 used pg_cast_source_target_index: 1024 total in 1 blocks; 288 free (0 chunks); 736 used pg_attribute_relid_attnum_index: 1024 total in 1 blocks; 288 free (0 chunks); 736 used pg_attribute_relid_attnam_index: 1024 total in 1 blocks; 328 free (0 chunks); 696 used pg_amproc_opc_proc_index: 1024 total in 1 blocks; 216 free (0 chunks); 808 used pg_amop_opr_opc_index: 1024 total in 1 blocks; 288 free (0 chunks); 736 used pg_amop_opc_strat_index: 1024 total in 1 blocks; 216 free (0 chunks); 808 used pg_aggregate_fnoid_index: 1024 total in 1 blocks; 392 free (0 chunks); 632 used Per-database table: 122880 total in 4 blocks; 44680 free (19 chunks); 78200 used Per-database table: 24576 total in 2 blocks; 13040 free (5 chunks); 11536 used Per-database table: 24576 total in 2 blocks; 13040 free (5 chunks); 11536 used Per-database table: 24576 total in 2 blocks; 13040 free (5 chunks); 11536 used Databases hash: 8192 total in 1 blocks; 4936 free (0 chunks); 3256 used MdSmgr: 8192 total in 1 blocks; 8056 free (1 chunks); 136 used LOCALLOCK hash: 8192 total in 1 blocks; 3912 free (0 chunks); 4280 used Timezones: 48616 total in 2 blocks; 5968 free (0 chunks); 42648 used Postmaster: 24576 total in 2 blocks; 13576 free (123 chunks); 11000 used ErrorContext: 8192 total in 1 blocks; 8176 free (11 chunks); 16 used ____________________________________________________________________________________ Park yourself in front of a world of choices in alternative vehicles. 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