Sven Eschenberg <eschenb(at)cs(dot)uni-frankfurt(dot)de> writes:
> ERROR: nodeRead: did not find '}' at end of plan node
You didn't by any chance install that misbegotten CONNECT BY patch?
If so, you need to re-initdb to make it work. Note that I take no
responsibility for any other weirdnesses that patch may cause
afterwards, but it certainly won't work without an initdb.
regards, tom lane