logfile content see http://www.rafb.net/paste/results/cvD7uk33.html - cat /proc/sys/kernel/shmmax is 2013265920 - ulimit is unlimited kernel is 2.6.15-1-em64t-p4-smp, pg version is 8.1.0 32bit postmaster process usage is 1.8gb ram atm
thx Thomas
Shoaib Mir schrieb: > Can you please show the dbserver logs and syslog at the same time when > it goes out of memory... > > Also how much is available RAM you have and the SHMMAX set? > > ------------ > Shoaib Mir > EnterpriseDB ( www.enterprisedb.com <http://www.enterprisedb.com>) > > On 12/15/06, *Thomas Markus* <t.markus@proventis.net > <mailto:t.markus@proventis.net>> wrote: > > Hi, > > i'm running pg 8.1.0 on a debian linux (64bit) box (dual xeon 8gb ram) > pg_dump creates an error when exporting a large table with blobs > (largest blob is 180mb) > > error is: > pg_dump: ERROR: out of memory > DETAIL: Failed on request of size 1073741823. > pg_dump: SQL command to dump the contents of table "downloads" failed: > PQendcopy() failed. > pg_dump: Error message from server: ERROR: out of memory > DETAIL: Failed on request of size 1073741823. > pg_dump: The command was: COPY public.downloads ... TO stdout; > > if i try pg_dump with -d dump runs with all types (c,t,p), but i cant > restore (out of memory error or corrupt tar header at ...) > > how can i backup (and restore) such a db? > > kr > Thomas > > ---------------------------(end of > broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 4: Have you searched our list archives? > > http://archives.postgresql.org > >