Re: BUG #2113: PostgreSQL hangs after running for 2 days

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "Wojciech Sobczuk" <wojtek(at)brandlay(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: BUG #2113: PostgreSQL hangs after running for 2 days
Date: 2006-01-21 05:47:18
Message-ID: 13577.1137822438@sss.pgh.pa.us
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"Wojciech Sobczuk" <wojtek(at)brandlay(dot)com> writes:
> I have a 16GB database which is very busy (100 requests per second). After
> running for some time (sometimes 2 days sometimes longer sometimes shorter)
> postgres hangs. Last time it happened I got the following error in the
> log:

> ERROR: could not access status of transaction 0
> DETAIL: could not create file "/opt/pgdata/pg_subtrans/6E75": File
> exists
> STATEMENT: SET DATESTYLE TO 'ISO'
> WARNING: StartTransaction while in START state

I think we've identified the reason for this:
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-committers/2006-01/msg00287.php

regards, tom lane

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