Re: bits & the end of the world

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> I just got everyone's favorite error message:
> FATAL 1: my bits moved right off the end of the world!
> Recreate index pg_attribute_relid_attnum_index.
>
> Except, of course, this is a system index.
>
> The query was:
>
> CREATE TEMP TABLE NextHopTemp (num integer,
> prev integer,
> settled boolean,
> cost integer);
>
> Note also that this was inside a transaction.
>
> I am running postgresql 7.0.2 from the RPM. Any ideas? :o

I had this in my mailbox. Because it is a system index, you may be
stuck. You may need to use pg_upgrade. This will allow you to
re-create the tables, and move the data files back into place, fixing
the problem. If I remember correctly, you can try REINDEX, which is a
new command in 7.0.X for rebuilding system indexes in place.

> It is from the btree index code, nbtpage.c
>
> if (P_RIGHTMOST(opaque))
> elog(FATAL, "my bits moved right off the end of the
> world!");
>
> I would drop the index and recreate. The wording of this error message
> is one of my personal favorites.

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