crash on bad database connect

Right now, when I try and connect to a database on psql that doesn't
exist, it crashes the postmaster. All connections, etc. are from
localhost. Does anybody else get this?

Merlin

LOG: database system was shut down at 2004-04-15 17:35:00 Eastern
Daylight Time
LOG: checkpoint record is at 0/A9A068
LOG: redo record is at 0/A9A068; undo record is at 0/0; shutdown TRUE
LOG: next transaction ID: 819; next OID: 25404
LOG: database system is ready
FATAL: database "Merlin.Moncure" does not exist
LOG: server process (PID 2764) exited with unexpected status 128
LOG: terminating any other active server processes
WARNING: terminating connection because of crash of another server
process
DETAIL: The postmaster has commanded this server process to roll back
the current transaction and e
xit, because another server process exited abnormally and possibly
corrupted shared memory.
HINT: In a moment you should be able to reconnect to the database and
repeat your command.
LOG: all server processes terminated; reinitializing
FATAL: could not attach to proper memory at fixed address:
shmget(key=5432001, addr=00F60000) faile
d: No such file or directory