missive(at)frontiernet(dot)net (Lee Harr) writes:
> I am running PostgreSQL 7.1.2 on FreeBSD 4.3
> This is an old 486 with only 12MB memory.
> I am able to create databases and insert and retrieve data,
> but when I try to query on the structure of the database
> I am getting this error:
> signin=# \d person_personid_seq
> pqReadData() -- backend closed the channel unexpectedly.
Hmm ... status 132 evidently means the backend died with signal 4,
which I believe is illegal instruction trap on *BSD. Most odd.
There should be a core file left by the failed backend (in
$PGDATA/base/YOURDB/core). Can you get a stack trace from the
core file with gdb?
regards, tom lane