Erik Jones <erik(at)myemma(dot)com> writes:
> Hmm... This gets stranger and stranger. When connecting to the
> database with the psql client in 8.2's bin directory and using commands
> such as \d the client hangs, or takes an extremely long time.
Hangs at what point? During connection? Try strace'ing psql (or
whatever the Solaris equivalent is) to see what it's doing.
regards, tom lane