Daniel Kalchev <daniel(at)digsys(dot)bg> writes:
> (found out 7.2.3 does not have pg_database)
You think not?
> By the way, I had to copy over the 'new' files from pg_clog and pg_xlog (this
> is the second possible error) to get the postmaster running.
That was *not* part of the recipe, and is guaranteed *not* to work.
It seems likely though that you are wasting your time --- the index
failure suggests strongly that you have more corruption than just the
loss of the /global subdirectory :-(
regards, tom lane