ERROR: cannot open relation config

> In the postgresql [/etc/rc.d/init.d] script we are
>
>     1) initializing the database
>     2) starting postmaster
>     3) creating a database named 'config'
>     4) creating the table 'config' in the database named 'config'
>
> Everything looks good until I try to access the config table.  I get the
> following errors:
> NOTICE: mdopen: couldn't open config: No such file or directory
> NOTICE: RelationIdBuildRelation: smgropen(config): No such file or
> directory
> ERROR: cannot open relation config
>
> If I change the name of the database table to something other than
> 'config' it works fine?
> Also, I notice that when I try to use config as the table name the
> $PGDATA/config file does NOT get created,
> but the config_pkey file does get created.
>
> Any idea why this happens?? Thx...
>
> Sandy Barnes
> Honeywell
> Business & General Aviation Engineering
> One Technology Center
> 23500 West 105th Street
> Olathe, KS.     66061
> tel         913.712.2027
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> email    sandy.barnes@honeywell.com
>