Re: Corrupted Table

Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>

From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: "Bryan White" <bryan@arcamax.com>
Cc: "pgsql-general" <pgsql-general@postgreSQL.org>
Date: 2000-07-31T22:49:38Z
Lists: pgsql-general
"Bryan White" <bryan@arcamax.com> writes:
>> Shut down the postmaster and then copy the entire db (including pg_log
>> file) and it should work.  The catch is to make sure pg_log is in sync
>> with your table files.

> I would rather not leave my database down long enough to copy the entire db
> (3.5GB).

Well, you don't really need the *whole* db, just pg_log (and the other
tables at the top level of the data directory), the system tables
(pg_foo in the database subdir), and the table of interest.

> If not, how about if I first
> vacuum the table?

Don't do that --- it might wipe out vital clues.

			regards, tom lane