On 01.03.2011 20:50, Matt Harrington wrote:
> Bug reference: 5905
> Logged by: Matt Harrington
> Email address: matt.harrington@rentrak.com
> PostgreSQL version: 8.4.3
> Operating system: CentOS 4.7
> Description: segfault on pg_terminate_backend
> Details:
>
> I have occasionally triggered a segfault while executing
> pg_terminate_backend (or kill on child postgres processes.) I still have
> the core file and associated logs.
This looks like a duplicate of
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-bugs/2010-03/msg00165.php.
Upgrading to 8.4.7 should fix it.
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