Hi As a complete newbie to PGSQL -- and having searched the archives to no avail -- the following error has been surfacing on a server that I have just begun to work on (timing is everything ;-) Error is .............. Database error: Invalid SQL: select val from active_sessions where sid = 'b83d3901673d1a6f2076ef0188760e88' and name = 'yoursound_Session' PostgreSQL Error: 1 (PQexec() -- Request was sent to backend, but backend closed the channel before responding. This probably means the backend terminated abnormally before or while processing the request. ) Session halted. .............. I'd appreciate any and all solutions/hints (guesses even) as to where to look to resolve/rectify this. sincerely, Tom ************