Re: Index (primary key) corrupt?

Adrian Klaver <adrian.klaver@aklaver.com>

From: Adrian Klaver <adrian.klaver@aklaver.com>

To: Rob Sargent <robjsargent@gmail.com>, "David G. Johnston" <david.g.johnston@gmail.com>

Cc: Wim Rouquart <wim.rouquart@kbc.be>, Ron Johnson <ronljohnsonjr@gmail.com>, pgsql-general@lists.postgresql.org

Date: 2025-09-20T16:58:02Z

Lists: pgsql-general

On 9/20/25 09:26, Rob Sargent wrote:
> 
>> So the problem goes away once you’ve reindexed yet you claim it’s consistent? What are you doing to get the problem to recur after you’ve done reindex to make it work?
>>
>> David
> 
> I was assuming the OP has  a dump of the affected condition and is restoring (and perhaps re-fixing).  No?

 From this post:

https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/AS2PR05MB107548567EEDAAB3AF74A6C59EF11A%40AS2PR05MB10754.eurprd05.prod.outlook.com

"
 > Is the PK definition in the pg_dump file? For plain text format can 
you grep/find it?


It is in neither, that’s why I'm sure it doesn't get exported. After a 
REINDEX statement it is.


 >How is the dump file being restored?


As the code to generate the index is not in the dumpfile this seems 
irrelevant to me.
"

Make of that what you will.


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Adrian Klaver
adrian.klaver@aklaver.com