Re: BUG #5437: Production db down

shanmugavel wrote:
> The following bug has been logged online:
>
> Bug reference: 5437
> Logged by: shanmugavel
> Email address: shanmugavel_m(at)onwardgroup(dot)com
> PostgreSQL version: 8.3
> Operating system: linux RHEL 5
> Description: Production db down
> Details:
>
> Hi,
>
> i'm shanmugavel I'm oracle dba now i handle the postgressql db. now i face
> the problem
>
> how can i resolve that the problem
>
>
> LOG: database system was shut down at 2007-05-14 19:47:51 BST
> LOG: invalid magic number 000 in log file 0, segment 0, offset 0
> LOG: invalid primary checkpoint record
> LOG: invalid magic number 000 in log file 0, segment 0, offset 0
> LOG: invalid secondary checkpoint record
> PANIC: could not locate a valid checkpoint record
> LOG: startup process (PID 9590) was terminated by signal 6: Aborted
> LOG: aborting startup due to startup process failure
>
>

what sub-version of 8.3.x is this ?

this database was shut down 4 years ago and just now restarted? !?
thats odd.

frankly, it looks like the file system holding $PGDATA got seriously
stepped on and multiple database files are corrupted. got any backups?