Thread: VACUUM (vc_rpfheap): BlowawayRelationBuffers returned -2

Hi all,

I noticed that vacuum didnot run correctly, I got following message:


VACUUM
NOTICE:  BlowawayRelationBuffers(invoices, 26): block 27 is referenced
(private 0, last 0, global 1)
FATAL 1:  VACUUM (vc_rpfheap): BlowawayRelationBuffers returned -2


Next time I start vacuum, I see this:
ERROR:  can't create lock file -- another vacuum cleaner running?

 Should I get worried and keep my backup close at hand?

Rob den Boer-HRS

Rob den Boer wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I noticed that vacuum didnot run correctly, I got following message:
>
> VACUUM
> NOTICE:  BlowawayRelationBuffers(invoices, 26): block 27 is referenced
> (private 0, last 0, global 1)
> FATAL 1:  VACUUM (vc_rpfheap): BlowawayRelationBuffers returned -2

This means that 27 block of invoices was referenced by some
other backend (but shouldn't!)
Unfortunately, I can't reproduce this error... :(
BTW, how many connections were present when vacuum was running?

>
> Next time I start vacuum, I see this:
> ERROR:  can't create lock file -- another vacuum cleaner running?

rm pg_vlock file...

Also, I don't know is this in FAQ or not: after getting FATAL
you should restart postmaster.

>
>  Should I get worried and keep my backup close at hand?

Nothing should be broken by this error...

Vadim

> -----Original Message-----
> From: root@dune.krs.ru [mailto:root@dune.krs.ru]On Behalf Of Vadim Mikheev


> > FATAL 1:  VACUUM (vc_rpfheap): BlowawayRelationBuffers returned -2
> BTW, how many connections were present when vacuum was running?

Hopefully, none.  Vacuum is ran from a background process that collects data
all day, and around midnight it does a dump_all and after that a vacuum.



> Also, I don't know is this in FAQ or not: after getting FATAL
> you should restart postmaster.

Thanks for mentioning it,  it didn't see/found this one.

regards,
Rob den Boer