Re: Postrgres data restoration problem

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Jim Cochrane <jtc(at)dim(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Postrgres data restoration problem
Date: 2003-12-05 14:32:30
Message-ID: 20787.1070634750@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Jim Cochrane <jtc(at)dim(dot)com> writes:
> I'm looking for help restoring old postgres databases on a linux system
> after a reinstall of Redhat (including posgresql).

How old? We need to know the exact PG version number.

> I was able to connect to an old database (e.g., with psql dbname), but
> when I listed the tables with \d, it responds with: No relations found.

Do you see anything if you just do "select * from pg_class" or
"select * from pg_database"? If there's more than one database
accessible, do the results change in different databases?

regards, tom lane

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