Re: Re: pqReadData() -- backend closed the channel unexpectedly.

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: missive(at)hotmail(dot)com
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Re: pqReadData() -- backend closed the channel unexpectedly.
Date: 2001-07-29 19:24:48
Message-ID: 2086.996434688@sss.pgh.pa.us
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missive(at)frontiernet(dot)net (Lee Harr) writes:
> I am running PostgreSQL 7.1.2 on FreeBSD 4.3
> This is an old 486 with only 12MB memory.
> I am able to create databases and insert and retrieve data,
> but when I try to query on the structure of the database
> I am getting this error:
> signin=# \d person_personid_seq
> pqReadData() -- backend closed the channel unexpectedly.

Hmm ... status 132 evidently means the backend died with signal 4,
which I believe is illegal instruction trap on *BSD. Most odd.
There should be a core file left by the failed backend (in
$PGDATA/base/YOURDB/core). Can you get a stack trace from the
core file with gdb?

regards, tom lane

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