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1. pg_verifybackup fails

   Subramanian,Ramachandran <ramachandran.subramanian@alte-leipziger.de> — 2026-02-16T11:10:11Z

   Hello,
   
      we are running postgres V16 on Linux and when I try to run pg_verifybackup I get the following error.
   
   Does it mean that we have an incomplete installation ?
   
   I would be grateful for any pointers on how to resolve this issue.
   
   LG
   
   Ram
   
   [postgres]$ pg_verifybackup /var/lib/pgsql/base_backup_dir/XXX/2026-02-16T11-52-27
   pg_verifybackup: error: program "pg_waldump" is needed by pg_verifybackup but was not found in the same directory as "/usr/bin/pg_verifybackup"
   
   [postgres]$ type pg_verifybackup
   pg_verifybackup is hashed (/bin/pg_verifybackup)
   [postgres]$ type pg_waldump
   -bash: type: pg_waldump: not found
   
   
   
   
   
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2. Re: pg_verifybackup fails

   Amul Sul <sulamul@gmail.com> — 2026-02-16T11:19:24Z

   On Mon, Feb 16, 2026 at 4:40 PM Subramanian,Ramachandran
   <ramachandran.subramanian@alte-leipziger.de> wrote:
   >
   > Hello,
   >
   >
   >
   >    we are running postgres V16 on Linux and when I try to run pg_verifybackup I get the following error.
   >
   >
   >
   > Does it mean that we have an incomplete installation ?
   >
   >
   >
   > I would be grateful for any pointers on how to resolve this issue.
   >
   >
   >
   > LG
   >
   >
   > Ram
   >
   >
   >
   > [postgres]$ pg_verifybackup /var/lib/pgsql/base_backup_dir/XXX/2026-02-16T11-52-27
   >
   > pg_verifybackup: error: program "pg_waldump" is needed by pg_verifybackup but was not found in the same directory as "/usr/bin/pg_verifybackup"
   >
   >
   >
   > [postgres]$ type pg_verifybackup
   >
   > pg_verifybackup is hashed (/bin/pg_verifybackup)
   >
   > [postgres]$ type pg_waldump
   >
   > -bash: type: pg_waldump: not found
   >
   
   Yes, pg_waldump is missing, which suggests an incomplete installation.
   For the time being, you can bypass this error by using the
   --no-parse-wal option in pg_verifybackup to skip WAL verification, but
   it’s better to install pg_waldump for the complete verification.
   
   Regards,
   Amul