Re: "could not stat file "base/17436/119145": Permission denied" when performing pg_database_size() on windows with 8.4.0

From: Andreas 'ads' Scherbaum <adsmail(at)wars-nicht(dot)de>
To: pgeu-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: "could not stat file "base/17436/119145": Permission denied" when performing pg_database_size() on windows with 8.4.0
Date: 2010-01-30 00:29:04
Message-ID: 20100130012904.7e3222ae@platin.wars-nicht.de
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Hello,

On Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:12:54 +0000 Peter Geoghegan wrote:

> I have a Postgres 8.4.0 (I've been meaning to upgrade) server running
> on Windows Vista:
>
> Curiously, whenever I call pg_database_size, I get a cryptic error
> message:
>
> SELECT pg_size_pretty(pg_database_size('my_database'))
>
> ERROR: could not stat file "base/17436/119145": Permission denied

This is not really a PostgreSQL-problem. The permissions for this
file/directory (and probably some more) are incorrect. The database
user (usually named "postgres") must own this files.

> Why? What should I do, other than the obvious, upgrading to 8.4.2?

Fix the permissions.

Bye

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Andreas 'ads' Scherbaum
German PostgreSQL User Group
European PostgreSQL User Group - Board of Directors
Volunteer Regional Contact, Germany - PostgreSQL Project

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