Hello,
I have a Postgres 8.4.0 (I've been meaning to upgrade) server running
on Windows Vista:
Curiously, whenever I call pg_database_size, I get a cryptic error message:
SELECT pg_size_pretty(pg_database_size('my_database'))
ERROR: could not stat file "base/17436/119145": Permission denied
********** Error **********
ERROR: could not stat file "base/17436/119145": Permission denied
SQL state: 42501
Why? What should I do, other than the obvious, upgrading to 8.4.2?
Regards,
Peter Geoghegan