Sim Zacks <sim(at)compulab(dot)co(dot)il> writes:
> The version (from select version()) is
> PostgreSQL 8.0.1 on i686-pc-linux-gnu, compiled by GCC i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc (GCC) 3.3.5 (Gentoo Linux 3.3.5-r1, ssp-3.3.2-3, pie-8.7.7.1)
Gentoo eh? When you run a bleeding-edge distribution, sometimes you get
nicked :-(. I'm betting this is some weird kernel bug. You might try
another distro with tighter quality control.
regards, tom lane