From: | Stephen Amadei <amadei(at)dandy(dot)net> |
---|---|
To: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
Cc: | pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: 7.2.1 segfaults. |
Date: | 2002-05-05 01:18:02 |
Message-ID: | Pine.LNX.4.44.0205042110210.11954-100000@rastaban.dandy.net |
Views: | Raw Message | Whole Thread | Download mbox | Resend email |
Thread: | |
Lists: | pgsql-bugs |
On Sat, 4 May 2002, Tom Lane wrote:
> Hmm. It looks like GetRawDatabaseInfo is reading a zero for the VARSIZE
> of datpath, and then computing -4 (which strncpy will take as a huge
> unsigned value) as the string length to copy. You could try applying
> a patch like this, in src/backend/utils/misc/database.c (about line
> 225 in current sources):
Wierd.
> However this really shouldn't be needed; I'm wondering whether the
> database's row in pg_database has been clobbered somehow. If so,
> it probably won't get much further before dying.
Good point. And deleting the $PGDATA directory and recreating it
fixed it without a patch.
> Two questions: does the same thing happen for all available databases?
> Have you tried to create a database with a nonstandard location
> (nondefault datpath)?
No... I was creating the database in /usr/local/pgsql/data and then
'cp -aRp'ing it into the chroot. So I had two copies of the same corrupt
database.
Thanks for the help.
----Steve
Stephen Amadei
Dandy.NET! CTO
Atlantic City, NJ
From | Date | Subject | |
---|---|---|---|
Next Message | Stephen Amadei | 2002-05-05 01:40:42 | Re: Why does Postgres need the /bin/sh? |
Previous Message | Tom Lane | 2002-05-04 14:53:55 | Re: Why does Postgres need the /bin/sh? |