Re: Recovery from multi trouble - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From OKADA Satoshi
Subject Re: Recovery from multi trouble
Date
Msg-id 43A66CA4.2010603@lab.ntt.co.jp
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In response to Re: Recovery from multi trouble  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
Responses Re: Recovery from multi trouble  (Simon Riggs <simon@2ndquadrant.com>)
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Tom Lane wrote:

>OKADA Satoshi <okada.satoshi@lab.ntt.co.jp> writes:
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>>The loss of log was simulated by deleting the latest xlog file. 
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>What does that have to do with reality?  Postgres is very careful not to
>use an xlog file until it's been fully metadata-synced.  You might as
>well complain that PG doesn't recover after "rm -rf /" ...
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In this case(postmaster abnormal end ,and log is lost), I understand
that database cannot recover normally.


Though a database cannot recover normally, postmaster does not output
a clear message showing this situation. I think that it is a problem.


Thanks, OKADA Satoshi


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