Re: Missing tables in postgresql 7.2.4

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "Michael Beckstette" <mbeckste(at)TechFak(dot)Uni-Bielefeld(dot)DE>
Cc: pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Missing tables in postgresql 7.2.4
Date: 2005-05-12 14:41:25
Message-ID: 543.1115908885@sss.pgh.pa.us
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"Michael Beckstette" <mbeckste(at)TechFak(dot)Uni-Bielefeld(dot)DE> writes:
> two last questions about the transaction ID wraparound problem of my DBs I had
> yesterday (see former postings). After applying the 'recovery procedure' Tom
> suggested now my XIDs are looking almost fine again, except for the template0
> DB.

You don't have to worry about template0 -- it was "frozen" during initdb
and does not need vacuuming.

> My second point is more a suggestion. After Toms strategy worked quite
> well (at least for me) it is maybe worthwhile to put it somewhere in
> the docs. Maybe together with other things in a section called
> 'Disaster recovery strategies'?

I'm not sure it can be claimed to be tested well enough to publish as a
recovery strategy. I'm glad it worked for you, but ...

regards, tom lane

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