Re: ERROR: checkpoint request failed

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "Stuart Grimshaw" <stuart(dot)grimshaw(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: ERROR: checkpoint request failed
Date: 2006-05-29 19:49:26
Message-ID: 16287.1148932166@sss.pgh.pa.us
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"Stuart Grimshaw" <stuart(dot)grimshaw(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> When I try and create a new database I get the following error:
> ERROR: checkpoint request failed
> HINT: Consult the server log for details.

> but the error log (/var/log/postgresql/postgresql-8.1-main.log) just
> repeats the same error message.

What appears *before* that in the log? There should be some error
message coming out of the bgwriter.

regards, tom lane

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