Re: problem running postmaster

From: Shridhar Daithankar <shridhar_daithankar(at)myrealbox(dot)com>
To: pw <p(dot)willis(at)telus(dot)net>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: problem running postmaster
Date: 2003-11-19 06:55:39
Message-ID: 3FBB13EB.9040807@myrealbox.com
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pw wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I am having problems running postmaster.
> I get the following error:
>
> DEBUG: invoking IpcMemoryCreate(size=1466368)
> PANIC: invalid checksum in control file

$PGDATA/pg_clog

Control files reside in there
>
>
> The postmaster then exits.
>
> What control file is it talking about?
> Is this a common error?

No this is not common. Was there a hard system crash and psotgresql data reside
on a non-journalling file system?

If yes, you are looking at an inconsistent database.

Please confirm.

Shridhar

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