On Wed, Jun 01, 2005 at 10:27:04AM -0400, Brusser, Michael wrote: > > Our customer is running Postgresql v. 7.3.4 on Linux(Redhat 3.0 Ent.) > The application crashed and I am trying to understand what could have caused > this kind of problems: > > fdatasync of log file 0, segment 2 failed: input/output error > PGSTAT: Error closing temp stats file > .../.../postgresql/global/pgstat.tmp.10278: Input/output error > > I suppose they could be using NFS (I know, I know... we have to deal with > that. But could it be something else? A bad disk?)
Bad disk, bad controller, bad cable between the two, are some which come to mind. -- Alvaro Herrera (<alvherre[a]surnet.cl>) "The Gord often wonders why people threaten never to come back after they've been told never to return" (www.actsofgord.com) ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq