Move to Linux. :-) In our case, everything but the database servers were already Linux so it was an easy choice. Things have been rock solid since then.
Once things get stuck, I don't think there is an alternative besides "stop -m immediate". However, since the problem is caused by an idle backend holding onto an old WAL segment, maybe having your middle tier/connection pool close and reopen the connections to the database every so often would function as a workaround. Somebody with more knowledge of PG internals than I would have to define "every so often" though (if the idea is viable at all). Pete >>> "Thomas H." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 23.10.2006 20:00 >>> is there any workaround? how did you get around that problem of having a total lockdown? ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: don't forget to increase your free space map settings
