"Thomas H." <me(at)alternize(dot)com> writes:
> in 8.2.0 the error messages changed a bit:
> 2006-12-05 03:47:12 [736] LOG: could not fsync segment 0 of relation
> 1663/16692/2361629: Permission denied
> 2006-12-05 03:47:12 [736] ERROR: storage sync failed on magnetic disk:
> Permission denied
> 2006-12-05 03:47:13 [736] ERROR: could not open relation
> 1663/16692/2361629: Permission denied
> 2006-12-05 03:47:14 [736] ERROR: could not open relation
> 1663/16692/2361629: Permission denied
So what's holding the file open now? It's evidently not the bgwriter.
regards, tom lane