Re: panic during pgsql startup - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: panic during pgsql startup
Date
Msg-id 5354.1142003310@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to panic during pgsql startup  (igor@carcass.ath.cx)
List pgsql-general
igor@carcass.ath.cx writes:
> I can't start postgresql. I'm getting:
> PANIC:  failed to re-find parent key in "17497"
> in serverlog.

Is this happening during WAL replay?  If so, you could probably get
the database to start by doing pg_resetxlog.  No guarantees about how
consistent your data will be afterwards :-( ... but with a little luck
you'll be able to run pg_dump and compare with your backup.  I'd
definitely recommend an initdb and reload after you get a dump that
seems sane.

            regards, tom lane

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