Re: Forgot to dump old data before re-installing machine

From: Martijn van Oosterhout <kleptog(at)svana(dot)org>
To: Stefan Schwarzer <stefan(dot)schwarzer(at)grid(dot)unep(dot)ch>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Forgot to dump old data before re-installing machine
Date: 2008-01-15 14:52:37
Message-ID: 20080115145237.GB7865@svana.org
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On Tue, Jan 15, 2008 at 02:42:05PM +0100, Stefan Schwarzer wrote:
> Thanks a lot for this. Still trying. But although the postmaster did
> run at one time, now, after copying back and forth, it doesn't want to
> do anything anymore... Gush, getting really frustrated...

If it really doesn't work, try this:
http://svana.org/kleptog/pgsql/pgfsck.html

Point it at the right directory and it can give you a dump of data.
It's not pretty, doesn't handle arrays or some of the less common
datatypes but it should get you 99% of the way.

Have a nice day,
--
Martijn van Oosterhout <kleptog(at)svana(dot)org> http://svana.org/kleptog/
> Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.
> -- John F Kennedy

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