Re: force of last XID - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: force of last XID
Date
Msg-id 200105190358.f4J3wq017477@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to force of last XID  (Alex Pilosov <alex@pilosoft.com>)
List pgsql-hackers
> Hi,
> 
> I managed to drop really important table. Fortunately, I had a backup of
> the table (raw #### file, not a ascii file). After putting that table into
> freshly initdb'd database, postgres doesn't see new transactions even
> though 'vacuum' sees the tuples alright. 
> 
> So, question. I'd like to force XID (of last committed transaction) of
> postgres forward. Is there a good way to do it or hacking source is the
> only way?

Try copying over the pg_log file from the old database.  That should
help.

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