Re: BUG #3591: autovacuum crash

Thanks. We upgraded the server.

On Fri, 31 Aug 2007, Alvaro Herrera wrote:

> Ben Kim wrote:
>>
>> The following bug has been logged online:
>>
>> Bug reference:      3591
>> Logged by:          Ben Kim
>> Email address:      bkim@tamu.edu
>> PostgreSQL version: 8.1.0
>> Operating system:   Solaris 8
>> Description:        autovacuum crash
>> Details:
>>
>> The server crashed suddenly the second time since two days ago. ulimit is
>> unlimited, but I see no core file under the postgresql root directory.
>> =============================
>>
>>    6780 2007-08-31 14:01:46 CDT   LOG:  autovacuum process (PID 6379) was
>>    terminated by signal 11
>
> This is a crash all right, but I think we fixed a certain number of bugs
> after 8.1.0 was released.  Please install 8.1.9, and if it still
> crashes, report again.  (We'll be wanting to see stack traces at that
> point, so please make sure you are using a debug-enabled build, and a
> non-zero coresize ulimit setting).
>
> FWIW the core files should be stored in the data directories (PGDATA).
>
> --
> Alvaro Herrera                                http://www.CommandPrompt.com/
> The PostgreSQL Company - Command Prompt, Inc.
>

Regards,

Ben K.
Developer
http://benix.tamu.edu