Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com> writes:
> Is there any known issues with index file corruption in the event of a
> power-out during REINDEX with 7.2.4?
There's been a lot of water over the dam since 7.2.4. I'd suggest
offering more details if you want an informed comment.
One question that comes to mind is were you reindexing a system or user
table? Another is whether you were using disks that lie about write
completion (SCSI vs IDE)?
regards, tom lane