On Fri, Jul 16, 2004 at 01:55:13AM -0400, lists wrote:
> thank you for replying.
>
> Alvaro Herrera wrote:
> >>LOG: ReadRecord: unexpected pageaddr 0/33A4000 in log file 0, segment
> >>5, offset 3817472
> >>LOG: redo is not required
> >>PANIC: XLogWrite: write request 0/53A4000 is past end of log 0/53A4000
> >>LOG: startup process (pid 16068) was terminated by signal 6
> >>LOG: aborting startup due to startup process failure
> >>
> >>this is 7.3.3 (PGDG rpm's) on red hat 7.2
> >
> >Get 7.3.6 and try again. IIRC this is a known bug that was repaired in
> >7.3.4.
>
> do you know if there are rpm's for RH7.2 available?
No idea, sorry.
> to get the data back, is it a matter of just upgrading and starting the
> db (ie will it perform recovery)?
That should do.
Depending on how much you value your data, however, it might be
advisable to make a backup of the data directory just in case ...
--
Alvaro Herrera (<alvherre[a]dcc.uchile.cl>)
"Pensar que el espectro que vemos es ilusorio no lo despoja de espanto,
sólo le suma el nuevo terror de la locura" (Perelandra, CSLewis)
