Re: pgsql.broken.csc

M Rather <mrather@definedlogic.com> writes:
> one of our clients is using pgsql 8.1, and recently the site crashed due
> to lack of hard disk space. Upon inspection a file was found :

> pgsql.broken.csc  (size: > 51 GB)

> I cannot find any reference to this file on pgsql site or on google.

> What is this file? Is it related to PGSQL? What caused it to grow to
> this size?

PG would never make a file named that.

Did you try looking into the file to see what it contains?

            regards, tom lane