Re: [INTERFACES] Postgres 6.5.1 Error

Robert Hiltibidal <rob@y2k.state.il.us> writes:
> When we went into beta test we had one agency that when ever they accessed
> their data it would cause postgres to go into a cascade failure and take
> the server down. IF I can catch it in time I can kill the process. 

"Cascade failure" doesn't convey anything to me ... can you be more
specific?  What error messages do you find in the postmaster log, if
any?

> Unfortunately, since this is a state agency, I cannot release the full
> records. I can say there appears to be control characters in the data.

Can you show us the queries being used?
        regards, tom lane

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