Re: how to vacuum from standalone backend - Mailing list pgsql-general

On 12/14/2010 01:04 PM, Steve Clark wrote:

Help!

This is postgresql 8.1.3 also the database debug can easily be recreated if I have to drop it
but I can't seem to do that either.

 vacuumdb debug
vacuumdb: could not connect to database debug: FATAL:  database is not accepting commands to avoid wraparound data loss in database "debug"
HINT:  Stop the postmaster and use a standalone backend to vacuum database "debug".

I am getting the above message. I am not quite sure how to proceed.

I did the following:
postgres -D /usr/local/pgsql/data debug

WARNING:  database "debug" must be vacuumed within 1000000 transactions
HINT:  To avoid a database shutdown, execute a full-database VACUUM in "debug".
WARNING:  database "debug" must be vacuumed within 1000000 transactions
HINT:  To avoid a database shutdown, execute a full-database VACUUM in "debug".

PostgreSQL stand-alone backend 8.1.3
backend> vacuum full debug;

backend> vacuum full debug;
WARNING:  database "debug" must be vacuumed within 999999 transactions
HINT:  To avoid a database shutdown, execute a full-database VACUUM in "debug".
ERROR:  relation "debug" does not exist
backend> vacuum full;
WARNING:  database "debug" must be vacuumed within 999998 transactions
HINT:  To avoid a database shutdown, execute a full-database VACUUM in "debug".
WARNING:  database "debug" must be vacuumed within 999997 transactions
HINT:  To avoid a database shutdown, execute a full-database VACUUM in "debug".
WARNING:  database "debug" must be vacuumed within 999996 transactions
HINT:  To avoid a database shutdown, execute a full-database VACUUM in "debug".
WARNING:  database "debug" must be vacuumed within 999995 transactions
HINT:  To avoid a database shutdown, execute a full-database VACUUM in "debug".
WARNING:  database "debug" must be vacuumed within 999994 transactions
HINT:  To avoid a database shutdown, execute a full-database VACUUM in "debug".
WARNING:  database "debug" must be vacuumed within 999993 transactions
HINT:  To avoid a database shutdown, execute a full-database VACUUM in "debug".
WARNING:  database "debug" must be vacuumed within 999992 transactions
HINT:  To avoid a database shutdown, execute a full-database VACUUM in "debug".
WARNING:  database "debug" must be vacuumed within 999991 transactions
HINT:  To avoid a database shutdown, execute a full-database VACUUM in "debug".
WARNING:  database "debug" must be vacuumed within 999990 transactions
HINT:  To avoid a database shutdown, execute a full-database VACUUM in "debug".
WARNING:  database "debug" must be vacuumed within 999989 transactions
HINT:  To avoid a database shutdown, execute a full-database VACUUM in "debug".
WARNING:  database "debug" must be vacuumed within 999988 transactions
HINT:  To avoid a database shutdown, execute a full-database VACUUM in "debug".
WARNING:  database "debug" must be vacuumed within 999987 transactions
HINT:  To avoid a database shutdown, execute a full-database VACUUM in "debug".
WARNING:  database "debug" must be vacuumed within 999986 transactions
HINT:  To avoid a database shutdown, execute a full-database VACUUM in "debug".
WARNING:  database "debug" must be vacuumed within 999985 transactions
HINT:  To avoid a database shutdown, execute a full-database VACUUM in "debug".
WARNING:  database "debug" must be vacuumed within 999984 transactions
HINT:  To avoid a database shutdown, execute a full-database VACUUM in "debug".
WARNING:  database "debug" must be vacuumed within 999983 transactions
HINT:  To avoid a database shutdown, execute a full-database VACUUM in "debug".
ERROR:  could not access status of transaction 449971277
DETAIL:  could not open file "pg_clog/01AD": No such file or directory


Now what?

Thanks in advance.

Please disregard  - figured out how to drop the database.
drop database debug - not dropdb debug - duh!

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