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PostgreSQL 7.2.2
----- Original Message -----
From: "Iavor Raytchev" <pobox@verysmall.org>
To: <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2002 1:52 PM
Subject: The database system is in recovery mode
> Hello,
>
> We just crashed a live server with a load tester. PostgreSQL tells -
>
> -bash-2.05b$ psql
> psql: FATAL 1: The database system is in recovery mode
>
> We searched the documentation and the mailing lists, but we could not find
> any instructions what to do in this case.
>
> Shall we wait? Is a restart going to corrupt the data? Any specific
> instrictions? We have a back up done several hours ago - shall we simply
use
> it?
>
> And - why did it happen at all?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Iavor
>
