I would contact the people who created NOD32, give them the URL to pginstaller, and tell them it breaks PostgreSQL.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Turn Jensen wrote: > > The following bug has been logged online: > > Bug reference: 1861 > Logged by: Thomas Turn Jensen > Email address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > PostgreSQL version: 8.0.3 > Operating system: Windows XP SP2 > Description: Possible Incompatibly with NOD32 AV. > Details: > > I'm aware this will not be a "complete" bug report with all neccesary > information. I have not tried to reproduce the problem but am satisfied I > found a solution. The reason I make this bug report is a result of someone > (rightly) saying "im not sure who you would mail but i think it needs > documenting.." after the fact. Since I know of no better means of > documenting it, I use this approach. > > > PROBLEM: > After installing NOD32 antivirus (www.nod32.com) PostgreSQL no longer > works. > > SYMPTOMS: > Any application trying to connect/log into PG freezes. Only a termination of > the PG service will unfreeze the applications with an error about unexpected > EOF from socket (or something to that effect. Sorry, I don't have the exact > message). > > Log in pg_log/postrgresql-#date-#postfix contains the following entries for > every frozen application: > 2005-09-03 02:46:11 LOG: could not receive data from client: No connection > could be made because the target machine actively refused it. > 2005-09-03 02:46:11 LOG: incomplete startup packet > > POSSIBLE MITIGATING FACTORS: > NOD32 was installed together with PC-cillin 2002 (AV). However only NOD32 > was active. Disabling NOD32 did not have any effect. > "Google Desktop" reports possible conflicts with NOD32. > > WORKARROUND: > After uninstalling NOD32 and rebooting, PG works as expected. > > SELECT version(): > PostgreSQL 8.0.3 on i686-pc-mingw32, compiled by GCC gcc.exe (GCC) 3.4.2 > (mingw-special) > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 1: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate > subscribe-nomail command to [EMAIL PROTECTED] so that your > message can get through to the mailing list cleanly > -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us pgman@candle.pha.pa.us | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq
