Thread: Bizarreness at A2 Hosting
I realize this is not the right list for this question but I am just flabbergasted, am only on one list, and, know Tom Laneis here so, please excuse... Here is the deal: On a2 hosting I do the following: 1) create a new database in cpanel 2) login via psql 3) run \d AND - there is ALREADY a table belonging to another user (not a privileged user, another account owner) I can see this guy's schema but can't access the data. (I guess that's a positive) I have repeated this three times so far...after I created a db, populated it and found a table that wasn't mine I createda test db that should have been empty. 4) try to run pg_dump - it fails as it is unable to lock this other guy's table tech suppt argues with me that their template is not hosed, "that is the nature of postgre," he said (not a typo, he omittedthe trailing s) These guys are recommended by postgresql.org so I figured I'd try em... I have another account (for a client whom I support pro bono) and they do not have this problem. New databases are emptyas one would expect. Can someone tell me what exactly the problem is - I am waiting for a supervisor to call me back and I'd like to lead himto the answer so he can fix the problem. thanks much -- Thomas A. Good, Senior Database Administrator Saint Vincent's Hospital Westchester A Division of Saint Joseph's Medical Center Residential Services 75 Vanderbilt Avenue, Room 5-47 Staten Island, NY 10304 718.818.5528
On Mar 17, 2011, at 12:26 PM, Good, Thomas wrote: > 4) try to run pg_dump - it fails as it is unable to lock this other guy's table > > tech suppt argues with me that their template is not hosed, "that is the nature of postgre," he said (not a typo, he omittedthe trailing s) > > These guys are recommended by postgresql.org so I figured I'd try em... > I have another account (for a client whom I support pro bono) and they do not have this problem. New databases are emptyas one would expect. > > Can someone tell me what exactly the problem is - I am waiting for a supervisor to call me back and I'd like to lead himto the answer so he can fix the problem. I think you are right -- they likely have some one's stuff in the template database. On your account that does not have theproblem -- is it on the same host? John DeSoi, Ph.D.
Hi John, No the two hosts are separate and so it's two separate pg templates. The techie told me, "well, it's ok, because you can see his table but you can't access his data..." egads ________________________________________ From: John DeSoi [desoi@pgedit.com] Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 1:05 PM To: Good, Thomas Cc: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org Subject: Re: [SQL] Bizarreness at A2 Hosting On Mar 17, 2011, at 12:26 PM, Good, Thomas wrote: > 4) try to run pg_dump - it fails as it is unable to lock this other guy's table > > tech suppt argues with me that their template is not hosed, "that is the nature of postgre," he said (not a typo, he omittedthe trailing s) > > These guys are recommended by postgresql.org so I figured I'd try em... > I have another account (for a client whom I support pro bono) and they do not have this problem. New databases are emptyas one would expect. > > Can someone tell me what exactly the problem is - I am waiting for a supervisor to call me back and I'd like to lead himto the answer so he can fix the problem. I think you are right -- they likely have some one's stuff in the template database. On your account that does not have theproblem -- is it on the same host? John DeSoi, Ph.D.