Re: Large transaction problem

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "Paul B(dot) Anderson" <paul(at)pnlassociates(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Large transaction problem
Date: 2004-11-08 23:19:21
Message-ID: 11721.1099955961@sss.pgh.pa.us
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"Paul B. Anderson" <paul(at)pnlassociates(dot)com> writes:
> I'm trying to move data from an Oracle database into postgresql 7.4.3.
> I have a program that is extracting data and writing it to an sql script
> as a long series of inserts (20,000 at a time). When I run these
> scripts using psql, I occassionally get a problem that is reported as

> ERROR: canceling query due to user request

> And then it won't clear. If I quit psql and start it again, every sql
> statement on that database gives this error after 30 seconds (approx) of
> hanging.

It sounds to me like you are starting the postmaster under finite ulimit
settings --- could be either CPU or filesize limits.

regards, tom lane

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