[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> My database has shutdown several times in the last couple days. I have no
> idea why. I am running centos and I have not rebooted the server or made
> any configuration changes.
So in particular, you didn't disable memory overcommit?
> LOG: server process (PID 501) was terminated by signal 9
If you didn't issue a manual kill -9, then this is almost certainly a
trace of the kernel OOM killer at work. Google for "OOM kill" to learn
more, or see "memory overcommit" in the PG docs.
Memory overcommit is evil on a server.
regards, tom lane
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