Thread: Data directory destroyed
Due to a problem with the filesystem, my "data" directory was thrashed. I had to remove it completely. Now the postmaster doesn't start. How do I recreate the data directory? I have the dumps for psql to create the databases, but I need postmaster running. What can I do? Thank you in advance. Leandro Fanzone.
On Tue, 23 Jan 2001, Leandro Fanzone wrote:
> Due to a problem with the filesystem, my "data" directory was thrashed.
> I had to remove it completely. Now the postmaster doesn't start. How do
> I recreate the data directory? I have the dumps for psql to create the
> databases, but I need postmaster running. What can I do?
> Thank you in advance.
Create the directory by hand (like $PGHOME/data), then re-run initdb with
that path (if $PGDATA is set for that directory, it will use that for the
path). Then you should be able to start postmaster and reload your dump.
-- Brett
http://www.chapelperilous.net/~bmccoy/
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Leandro Fanzone wrote: >Due to a problem with the filesystem, my "data" directory was thrashed. >I had to remove it completely. Now the postmaster doesn't start. How do >I recreate the data directory? I have the dumps for psql to create the >databases, but I need postmaster running. What can I do? Run initdb to create the database structure. The postmaster needs the database to exist before it can start. -- Oliver Elphick Oliver.Elphick@lfix.co.uk Isle of Wight http://www.lfix.co.uk/oliver PGP: 1024R/32B8FAA1: 97 EA 1D 47 72 3F 28 47 6B 7E 39 CC 56 E4 C1 47 GPG: 1024D/3E1D0C1C: CA12 09E0 E8D5 8870 5839 932A 614D 4C34 3E1D 0C1C ======================================== "Look not every man on his own interests, but every man also on the things of others. Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus" Philippians 2:4,5