"Clarence" <clarence1126(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> Tom Lane wrote:
>> I seem to recall having fixed a bug like this in the past. What PG
>> version are you running?
> We're running 8.0.3
Um. Extract from the 8.0.5 CVS logs:
2005-12-08 14:19 tgl
* src/backend/: postmaster/bgwriter.c, utils/resowner/resowner.c
(REL8_0_STABLE): Fix bgwriter's failure to release buffer pins and
open files after an error. This probably explains bug #2099 and
could also account for mysterious VACUUM hangups.
8.0 branch is currently at 8.0.8 ...
regards, tom lane