Re: [GENERAL] psql segmentation fault

"Bogus User" wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I'm running Debian Linux 2.1 and I downloaded and installed
>Postgresql v6.5beta1. I went through the steps in the INSTALL
>file and everything seemed ok. I can start the postmaster, but
>when I try to run psql I get a segmentation fault.
>
>The exact output from psql is:
>
>$ psql
>Welcome to the POSTGRESQL interactive sql monitor:
>Please read the file COPYRIGHT for copyright terms of POSTGRESQL
>[PostgreSQL 6.5.0 on i686-pc-linux-gnu, compiled by gcc egcs-2.91.6]
>
> type \? for help on slash commands
> type \q to quit
> type \g or terminate with semicolon to execute query
>You are currently connected to the database: postgres
>
>Segmentation fault
>$

Use gdb to find out where it is failing:

$ gdb psql
When it segfaults, use `bt' to print the backtrace.

One difference between the Debian package and standard psql is that
the Debian package will automatically connect you to template1 if you
don't specify a database; this may have a bearing on your problem.

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