Re: pg_log deleted - what to do? - Mailing list pgsql-admin

Also, I never liked the name pg_log.  Though descriptive, it was too
tempting a name for administrators to delete.  Write-ahead log will not
use that file, so it should go away in 7.1.

> OK, please try pg_dump or pg_dumpall.  The database will not usable, but
> may be backup-able.
>
>
> > Hi -
> >
> > I've tried this already, with no success. More details:
> >
> > the "postgres"-database shows:
> >
> > postgres=> \d
> > Couldn't find any tables, sequences or indices!
> >
> > postgres=> select * from pg_database;
> > datname   |datdba|encoding|datpath
> > ----------+------+--------+----------
> > template1 |    26|       0|template1
> > (1 row)
> >
> > Whew - where are the databases?
> > Connecting a (former) existing database shows:
> >
> > dbx1=> \d
> > Couldn't find any tables, sequences or indices!
> > dbx1=> select * from gp;
> > kid|typ|var|data
> > ---+---+---+----
> > (0 rows)
> >
> > But the File is there!
> >
> > -rw-------   1 postgres daemon      16384 Sep 30 03:46 data/base/dbx1/gp
> >
> > It's horrible. I know that I had to do a backup, but things change fast!
> > Its seems that Postgres did a "reset" and does not know that there is
> > pretty much it could deliver. Setting up a fres installation with the
> > exact table and properties ist okay, but copying the
> > data/base/dbname-Files into this new place does not the trick.
> >
> > Thanks for your care...
> >
> > Ralf
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sun, 1 Oct 2000, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> >
> > > Can the user rename the /data directory, do initdb, save the pg_log
> > > file, move the old /data back into place, add the new pg_log, and do a
> > > backup of his data?
> > >
> > > I thought this would work, but am not sure.
> > >
> > > > Ralf Tschiersch writes:
> > > >
> > > > > don't ask why, but what can I do if I have pg_log accidently deleted? How
> > > > > to recover? the postmaster starts, I can connect do databases, but neiter
> > > > > tables nor sequences are found! Postgres is 6.5.3 on linux 2.2.10.
> > > >
> > > > You have pretty much lost.  Deleting pg_log is almost like deleting the
> > > > data itself.  You make backups, don't you?
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Peter Eisentraut      peter_e@gmx.net       http://yi.org/peter-e/
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > >   Bruce Momjian                        |  http://candle.pha.pa.us
> > >   pgman@candle.pha.pa.us               |  (610) 853-3000
> > >   +  If your life is a hard drive,     |  830 Blythe Avenue
> > >   +  Christ can be your backup.        |  Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania 19026
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
> --
>   Bruce Momjian                        |  http://candle.pha.pa.us
>   pgman@candle.pha.pa.us               |  (610) 853-3000
>   +  If your life is a hard drive,     |  830 Blythe Avenue
>   +  Christ can be your backup.        |  Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania 19026
>


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  Bruce Momjian                        |  http://candle.pha.pa.us
  pgman@candle.pha.pa.us               |  (610) 853-3000
  +  If your life is a hard drive,     |  830 Blythe Avenue
  +  Christ can be your backup.        |  Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania 19026