Thread: BUG #5913: invalid page header

BUG #5913: invalid page header

From
"Cristian Lazarte"
Date:
The following bug has been logged online:

Bug reference:      5913
Logged by:          Cristian Lazarte
Email address:      cristianlazarte@hotmail.com
PostgreSQL version: 8.0.2
Operating system:   WINDOWS XP
Description:        invalid page header
Details:

pg_dump problem invalid page header

Re: BUG #5913: invalid page header

From
John R Pierce
Date:
On 03/03/11 6:56 PM, Cristian Lazarte wrote:
> The following bug has been logged online:
>
> Bug reference:      5913
> Logged by:          Cristian Lazarte
> Email address:      cristianlazarte@hotmail.com
> PostgreSQL version: 8.0.2
> Operating system:   WINDOWS XP
> Description:        invalid page header
> Details:
>
> pg_dump problem invalid page header


that isn't likely a bug in postgres.   typically you get this error when
one of your database files has been corrupted.

but you really haven't given us much info to go on.

postgres 8.0.2 is rather old, dating back to 2005, and while 8.0 was
updated to 8.0.26 before being discontinued, IIRC, there was a fatal
issue with 8.0 on MS Windows which was considered unrepairable, so all
Windows support for 8.0 was dropped some time ago.   Current versions
are 8.4.7 and 9.0.3.