I have set up a postgresql database that I connect to each R startup in my .Rprofile file. ##############relevant lines from .Rprofile############################ library(RPostgreSQL) m <- PostgreSQL() con <- dbConnect(m, user="xxx", password="yyy", dbname="zzz") ####################################################################### in R con <Expired PostgreSQLDriver:(3177)> This Expired message has only recently started showing up. I can run the relevant code snippett above and the connection will work without a hitch. Am I missing something like a close connection command? Thanks for the help in advance and anymore relevant information I can provide please let me know. Stephen R version 2.12.1 (2010-12-16) Platform: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu (64-bit) locale: [1] LC_CTYPE=en_US.utf8 LC_NUMERIC=C [3] LC_TIME=en_US.utf8 LC_COLLATE=en_US.utf8 [5] LC_MONETARY=C LC_MESSAGES=en_US.utf8 [7] LC_PAPER=en_US.utf8 LC_NAME=C [9] LC_ADDRESS=C LC_TELEPHONE=C [11] LC_MEASUREMENT=en_US.utf8 LC_IDENTIFICATION=C attached base packages: [1] graphics grDevices utils datasets stats grid methods [8] base other attached packages: [1] vegetarian_1.2 gpclib_1.5-1 RPostgreSQL_0.1-7 [4] DBI_0.2-5 StreamMetabolism_0.03-3 maptools_0.7-38 [7] lattice_0.19-17 sp_0.9-76 foreign_0.8-41 [10] chron_2.3-39 zoo_1.6-4 vegan_1.17-5 [13] ggplot2_0.8.9 proto_0.3-8 reshape_0.8.3 [16] plyr_1.4 loaded via a namespace (and not attached): [1] tcltk_2.12.1 tools_2.12.1