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----- Original Message -----
From: The Hermit Hacker <scrappy@hub.org>
To: Mitch Vincent <mitch@huntsvilleal.com>
Cc: <pgsql-hackers@hub.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2000 1:01 PM
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Great, big errors ... Again.
> On Wed, 10 May 2000, Mitch Vincent wrote:
>
> >
> > Ok, it appears the database backend is being stupid again, I'm getting
all
> > kinds of errors.
> >
> > >From my PHP code, I'm getting this kind of error now:
> >
> >
> > heap_beginscan:
> > !RelationIsValid(relation) in classes/db_pgsql.inc on line 63
> > Database error: Invalid SQL: select
> > user_id_hash,session_id,user_id,agency_id,date_part('epoch',created) as
> > start,date_part('epoch',updated) as age from users_online where
> > user_id_hash='9de5085eac89de8be0169b6dc6801524'
> > PostgreSQL Error: 1 (ERROR: heap_beginscan: !RelationIsValid(relation) )
> > Session halted
> >
> > I got "Sorry, too many clients already" -- a little while ago..
> >
> > I'm running at debug level 3, but have nothing to show for it in the log
> > file except this :
> >
> > NOTICE: Message from PostgreSQL backend:
> > The Postmaster has informed me that some other backend died
> > abnormally and possibly corrupted shared memory.
> > I have rolled back the current transaction and am going to
terminate
> > your database system connection and exit.
> > Please reconnect to the database system and repeat your query.
> > /usr/local/pgsql/bin/postmaster: CleanupProc: sending SIGUSR1 to process
> > 44639
> > /usr/local/pgsql/bin/postmaster: CleanupProc: reinitializing shared
memory
> > and semaphores
> > shmem_exit(0) [#0]
> >
> > So.. Now that I've got it to break, any ideas on what I can do to figure
out
> > why it's happening? This is still a 6.5.3 server.. (I weas going to
upgrade
> > today believe it or not.)
>
> My suggestions at this time, with v7.0 relesed (and assuming you aren't
> using ident?) is to get the upgrade over and done with, so that we can
> debug that. Its hard to spend the resources on debugging v6.5.3 when
> a) you are planning on upgrading anyway and b) it might already be fixed
> in v7.0 :(
>
> At least if you can generate the errors with v7.0, its fresh in ppls minds
> ...
>
> Marc G. Fournier ICQ#7615664 IRC Nick:
Scrappy
> Systems Administrator @ hub.org
> primary: scrappy@hub.org secondary:
scrappy@{freebsd|postgresql}.org
>
>