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From Tom Lane
Subject Re: psql: FATAL: the database system is starting up
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Msg-id 1347.1158854295@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to psql: FATAL: the database system is starting up  ("Mr. Dan" <bitsandbytes88@hotmail.com>)
Responses Re: psql: FATAL: the database system is starting up  ("theman" <bitsandbytes88@hotmail.com>)
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"Mr. Dan" <bitsandbytes88@hotmail.com> writes:
> We had to kill postmaster, and it's been ugly.   The last backup finished
> successfully not last night, but the night before.  This is 161 GB database.
>    How long should I expect this to take before it starts.

Not longer than the time since the last checkpoint.  What does
pg_controldata show?  Is the recovery process actually doing any work?

            regards, tom lane

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