Scott Marlowe wrote: > On Mon, Sep 15, 2008 at 5:33 PM, Warren Bell <warren@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> I have gotten this error before and it was attributed to my anti virus >> program. I am running Postgres 8.1 on Windows XP. I am using Nod32 as my >> anti virus program. I have tried adjusting Nod so it does not scan Postgres >> and I am still getting the error. >> >> Long story short, Can someone recommend me an anti virus program for Windows >> that does not interfere with Postgres? > > Can't you tell your anti-virus software to stop looking certain directories? I believe the OP said he did that.. It is often not enough though. Check if you can disable all scanning of activity occurring from postgres.exe - that sometimes helps. > More importantly, at least as far as servers are concerned, why would > you need anti-virus software? Shouldn't the server be isolated in > such a way that only the pgslq port 5432 is accessible by anything > other than an admin? This, however, is the proper solution. //Magnus
