Re: postmaster quits

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Marc Prewitt <mprewitt(at)chelsea(dot)net>
Cc: pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: postmaster quits
Date: 2001-09-03 18:04:10
Message-ID: 5545.999540250@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Marc Prewitt <mprewitt(at)chelsea(dot)net> writes:
> PostgreSQL version (example: PostgreSQL-7.1): PostgreSQL-7.1beta4

Why are you still running a beta release?

> Our development server, on occaision, runs out of swap space and
> inevitably when it does, the postmaster process stops.

I think you are seeing a problem that was fixed back in March: fork()
failure for routine checkpoint subprocesses was treated as a fatal
condition, instead of just trying again later.

Update to 7.1.3. If you still see a problem, let us know...

regards, tom lane

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