Re: Recover postgres database

Yes there are bad sectors . I tried to restore backup on a local server but the dump fails with the error somenumber.dat missing

----- Original Message -----
From: S Arvind <arvindwill(at)gmail(dot)com>
Date: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 11:25 pm
Subject: Re: [ADMIN] Recover postgres database
To: nalini <nalini(at)nic(dot)in>
Cc: pgsql-admin <pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org>

> Hope there is bad sector. Did u checked restoring the backup DB to ur local server?
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> On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 9:50 AM, nalini <nalini(at)nic(dot)in> wrote:

> Backup is with pg_dump -Ft command ie tar backup
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: S Arvind <arvindwill(at)gmail(dot)com>
> Date: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 6:13 am
> Subject: Re: [ADMIN] Recover postgres database
> To: nalini <nalini(at)nic(dot)in>
> Cc: pgsql-admin <pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org>
>
> > Is the backup is made by pg_dump or copying the entire data folder?
> >
> > -Arvind S
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> >
> > "Many of lifes failure are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up."
> > -Thomas Edison
> >
> >

> > On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 5:01 PM, nalini <nalini(at)nic(dot)in> wrote:

> > I am unable to recover my data due hard disk errors. Although I am able to start the postgres service.
> > even pgfsck fails after some. Any hope of recovery? Please let me know any thing that can be done.
> >
> > The server was located at user site and even the backups are not getting restored. I have more than one backup and none of them are working. They fail with the message somenumber.dat header missing or file missing.
> >
> > please help
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> >
> > Nalini S. Nautiyal
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> Nalini S. Nautiyal
> System Software Division
> NIC HQ
> New Delhi
> Ph 24360324,24305121,24305131
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Nalini S. Nautiyal
System Software Division
NIC HQ
New Delhi
Ph 24360324,24305121,24305131