FW: [DOCS] crash problem - Mailing list pgsql-general

Well, I got standalone mode running now, and this is what I get:
bash$ postgres -D /var/lib/pgsql/data -O -P devtest
020621.08:12:37.638     [0] FATAL 1:  catalog is missing 1 attribute for
relid 1219

Let me know if anyone has any ideas, else:

Looks like I'm screwed eh?  Time to roll back to Wednesday nights backup I
guess.

Doh!

Terry Fielder
Network Engineer
Great Gulf Homes / Ashton Woods Homes
terry@greatgulfhomes.com

-----Original Message-----
From: terry@greatgulfhomes.com [mailto:terry@greatgulfhomes.com]
Sent: Friday, June 21, 2002 7:46 AM
To: 'Tom Lane'; Postgres (E-mail)
Subject: RE: [DOCS] crash problem


100% positive the dump program and database are 7.1, from the same release.
I have been intending to upgrade to 7.2, but have not actually done it on
that server yet.

I tried to run reindex, but it told me I have to use -O -P to go into
standalone mode.  But it does not recognize those flags.  Hmmm.  So then I
went to /etc/rc.d/init.d/postgresql  to put the flags directly into the
startup script, still cannot get it to start, but I notice that the version
the script says I am running is 7.0.3

I went to the site to look at the docs (about time, eh?) and made sure I got
the standalone options right, but here's what happens:
bash$ postmaster -D $PGDATA -O -P devtest
usage: postmaster [options]
        -B nbufs        set number of shared buffers
        -D datadir      set data directory
        -S              silent mode (disassociate from tty)
        -a system       use this authentication system
        -b backend      use a specific backend server executable
        -d [1-5]        set debugging level
        -i              listen on TCP/IP sockets as well as Unix domain
socket
        -N nprocs       set max number of backends (1..1024, default 32)
        -n              don't reinitialize shared memory after abnormal exit
        -o option       pass 'option' to each backend servers
        -p port specify port for postmaster to listen on
        -s              send SIGSTOP to all backend servers if one dies
bash$

Presumably it does not like my commands, I guess there are unsupported in
7.0.3.  How do I do a REINDEX in 7.0.3?

ie how do I get to standalone mode in 7.0.3?


I did not send this to the docs newsgroup, obviously I should be sending it
to the general group, I will subscribe to general and send my stuff there, I
thought I had been, sorry.

Terry Fielder
Network Engineer
Great Gulf Homes / Ashton Woods Homes
terry@greatgulfhomes.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: pgsql-docs-owner@postgresql.org
> [mailto:pgsql-docs-owner@postgresql.org]On Behalf Of Tom Lane
> Sent: Friday, June 21, 2002 12:35 AM
> To: terry@greatgulfhomes.com
> Cc: Postgres (E-mail)
> Subject: Re: [DOCS] crash problem
>
>
> terry@greatgulfhomes.com writes:
> > My database crashed earlier.  It's starts up fine, and I
> can use it, but I
> > cannot back it up, it reports this error:
> > bash$ pg_dump -t letter_tag_execute_types devtest >
> > bkletter_tag_execute_types
> > getTables(): SELECT (for TRIGGER) failed.  Explanation from
> backend: 'ERROR:
> > No
> >  such attribute or function 'tgdeferrable'
> > '.
>
> (1) Are you sure your pg_dump version matches your backend version?
> (And exactly what version are we discussing here, anyway?)
>
> (2) A reindex of pg_attribute might help.  See the 7.2
> REINDEX man page
> for a reasonably complete description of how to reindex
> system catalogs.
> The 7.1 procedure is the same, but the docs are poorer...
>
>             regards, tom lane
>
> PS: this is pretty far off-topic for pgsql-docs.  Please
> think a little
> more about where to post before posting.
>
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