Can't get postmaster to restart after removing WAL files

From: "Nick Fankhauser" <nickf(at)doxpop(dot)com>
To: "pgsql-admin" <pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Can't get postmaster to restart after removing WAL files
Date: 2001-09-11 11:04:47
Message-ID: NEBBLAAHGLEEPCGOBHDGOEGIDKAA.nickf@doxpop.com
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Hi all-

I caused a crash by filling up the filesystem that pg_xlog lives on whilst
doing a vacuum analyze. When I looked at the remains, there were 3 WAL files
out there & no space left.

I tried simply restarting (/etc/init.d/postgresql start) in the hopes that
the mess would get cleaned, but with no luck. The startup script reported
success, but no postmaster was running.

I tried removing the WAL files & restarting again with the same results- the
startup script reports success, but postmaster isn't running.

I'm not worried about the data- this is on a demo system, so I can
regenerate it quickly, but I can't even get the postmaster started so I can
begin the restore. I guess I've learned that removing a WAL file is a Bad
Idea (tm)... but now I need a good idea to get me back to the starting
point.

Any ideas?

TIA-

-Nick

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