Re: problem running postmaster - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Shridhar Daithankar
Subject Re: problem running postmaster
Date
Msg-id 3FBB13EB.9040807@myrealbox.com
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In response to problem running postmaster  ("pw" <p.willis@telus.net>)
List pgsql-general
pw wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I am having problems running postmaster.
> I get the following error:
>
> DEBUG:  invoking IpcMemoryCreate(size=1466368)
> PANIC:  invalid checksum in control file

$PGDATA/pg_clog

Control files reside in there
>
>
> The postmaster then exits.
>
> What control file is it talking about?
> Is this a common error?

No this is not common. Was there a hard system crash and psotgresql data reside
on a non-journalling file system?

If yes, you are looking at an inconsistent database.

Please confirm.

  Shridhar


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