Ian,
> Debian Woody with 2.4.18 Linux kernel. Postgres install from apt-get > (7.2.1). Hmmm. I might suggest polling both the Debian mailing lists and the pgsql-hackers mailing list. I remember vaguely hearing about some bug with Postgres on Debian, but I can't remember where I heard it. It's also possible that one or more of the accessory applications you are using is playing "fast and loose" with the filesystem, and in the process damaging some of the Postgres files. -- -Josh Berkus ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org