| From: | Marko Kreen <marko(at)l-t(dot)ee> |
|---|---|
| To: | Arsalan Zaidi <azaidi(at)directi(dot)com> |
| Cc: | pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: 2GB file limit. |
| Date: | 2001-12-31 09:08:23 |
| Message-ID: | 20011231090823.GA10974@l-t.ee |
| Views: | Raw Message | Whole Thread | Download mbox | Resend email |
| Thread: | |
| Lists: | pgsql-general |
On Mon, Dec 31, 2001 at 01:36:17PM +0530, Arsalan Zaidi wrote:
> I'm trying to COPY a rather large file (> 3GB) into a db. Unfortunately, the
> COPY command throws an error telling me that the file is too large. I can
> operate on the file using 'wc', 'cat' and even through Java, but when I try
> and use vi to open it, it is automatically deleted.
>
> What's up with this? Why can some programs access the file and others like
> Postgresql and vim, not? I'm using 2.4.17 with ext3 on an x86 machine.
Those programs dont use O_LARGEFILE when opening? (man 2 open)
--
marko
| From | Date | Subject | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Next Message | Oliver Elphick | 2001-12-31 09:23:49 | Re: 2GB file limit. |
| Previous Message | Arsalan Zaidi | 2001-12-31 08:06:17 | 2GB file limit. |