Re: Postgres Crash

Tom,

Could it possibly be this?:


http://postgresql.1045698.n5.nabble.com/BUG-5731-postmaster-sometimes-dumps-core-when-handling-local-connections-td3239029.html

Sam

-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Lane [mailto:tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us]
Sent: Friday, 10 December 2010 2:17 PM
To: Samuel Stearns
Cc: Shoaib Mir; pgsql-admin@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: [ADMIN] Postgres Crash

Samuel Stearns <SStearns@internode.com.au> writes:
> Tom, no useful messages in the log prior.  I do have a 47M core dump.  What should I do with that?

If you use gdb, try

    $ gdb /path/to/postmaster /path/to/corefile
    gdb> bt
    ... useful info here ...
    gdb> quit

I think the preferred debugger on Solaris might not be gdb, but if so
you'll need to consult its docs to find out how to get a stack trace.

            regards, tom lane