Re: [ADMIN] Spontaneous PostgreSQL Server Reboot?

2004-03-29 Thread Alex Satrapa
Andrew Biagioni wrote: On three different machines running the same PostgreSQL version (7.3.5) on Linux and almost identical databases, I have been plagued by occasional, unexplainable (to me) reboots of the computer. 1) Do you have a software watchdog that is configured to reboot the machine whe

Re: [ADMIN] Spontaneous PostgreSQL Server Reboot?

2004-03-29 Thread Tom Lane
Andrew Biagioni <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On three different machines running the same PostgreSQL version (7.3.5) > on Linux and almost identical databases, I have been plagued by > occasional, unexplainable (to me) reboots of the computer. Postgres can *not* cause a system reboot; it's only

[ADMIN] Spontaneous PostgreSQL Server Reboot?

2004-03-29 Thread Andrew Biagioni
Help! I'm having a severe problem with my production PostgreSQL servers, and I'm running out of ideas as to what could be the problem. On three different machines running the same PostgreSQL version (7.3.5) on Linux and almost identical databases, I have been plagued by occasional, unexplainab

Re: [ADMIN] Database consistency checker

2004-03-29 Thread Tom Lane
"Richard Harris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Does PosgreSQL has a capability to check t= > he internal consistency of tables and and indexes, i.e., a tool like the DB= > CC capability in MS SQL Server? If so, where is it documented? (Please don't use HTML in postings to the PG lists.) We do not

Re: [ADMIN] Quick System Catalog Query Question

2004-03-29 Thread Manuel Sugawara
Terry Hampton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I can't determine what SQL to which system catalog will associate > "1043" to "varchar" and "25" to "text" pg_type where oid = 1043, ie: SELECT * FROM pg_type WHERE oid = 1043; Regards, Manuel. ---(end of broadcast)---

[ADMIN] Database consistency checker

2004-03-29 Thread Richard Harris
Title: Database consistency checker Hi, Does PosgreSQL has a capability to check the internal consistency of tables and and indexes, i.e., a tool like the DBCC capability in MS SQL Server? If so, where is it documented? Thanks, Rich Harris

Re: [ADMIN] postgresql.conf file and logging questions

2004-03-29 Thread Lamar Owen
On Saturday 27 March 2004 08:32 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > 1. Where should the postgresql.conf file be to be recognized by the > service on startup? currently, it is inside my $PGDATA directory but > all of its contents are commented out. It is a template. This is where the file should be l

Re: [ADMIN] Raw vs Filesystem

2004-03-29 Thread Jaime Casanova
ok. if i don't misunderstand you (english is not my mother tongue, so i can be wrong). your point is that speed is not necesarily performance, that's right. so, the real question is what is the best filesystem for optimal speed in postgresql? ___

[ADMIN] Quick System Catalog Query Question

2004-03-29 Thread Terry Hampton
All, select attname, atttypmod, atttypid from pg_attribute where attrelid=3701787 and attnum > 0; returns: attname | atttypmod | atttypid -+---+-- acct_name | 132 | 1043 grp |54 | 1043 name | 260 | 10

[ADMIN] Raw vs Filesystem

2004-03-29 Thread Terry Hampton
Hello Jaime, I think you're on the right track but have gotten some concepts possibly confused. As I remember, the original email asked if Postgres could be run in a "raw" mode. Another submitter told us that it can not. ( Did I read t

Re: [ADMIN] Raw devices vs. Filesystems

2004-03-29 Thread Terry Hampton
Hello Jaime, I think you're on the right track but have gotten some concepts possibly confused. As I remember, the original email asked if Postgres could be run in a "raw" mode. Another submitter told us that it can not. ( Did I read that

[ADMIN] Raw devices vs. Filesystems

2004-03-29 Thread Jaime Casanova
Can you tell me (or at least guide me to a palce where i can find the answer) what are the benefits of filesystems over raw devices? And what filesystem is the best for postgresql performance? _ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail pro

Re: [ADMIN] License for PostgreSQL for commercial purpose

2004-03-29 Thread Robert Treat
On Mon, 2004-03-29 at 02:10, Peter Galbavy wrote: > Tom Lane wrote: > > Neither of those readings is correct. The correct interpretation is > > that the copyright holders (us and UCB, in the case of Postgres) > > aren't charging any fee. This does not prohibit others from charging > > for their o

[ADMIN] Connection problem

2004-03-29 Thread Muhammad Imran
Dear All: I'm (was) running the Postgresql 7.3.2 on Linux 8, I had try to create a new instance of psql server with postmaster... and also try to experiement environment variable PGDATA.   But now I have change the environment data to its original location but unable to run '/psql mydb' comma