Re: md_open problem

From: jdassen(at)cistron(dot)nl (J(dot)H(dot)M(dot) Dassen (Ray))
To: pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: md_open problem
Date: 2001-01-26 14:23:58
Message-ID: slrn973229.tim.jdassen@odin.cistron-office.nl
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Rommel B. Abaya <rommel(dot)abaya(at)ramcargroup(dot)com> wrote:
>this has occured to me quite often and im out of solution for this. how do
>you address an md_open() problem in PostgreSQL? It occurs everytime the
>Linux box goes on power failure while transactions are being commited to
>the database.

>i also try dropping the tables but i get the same md_open error.

I'm not sure I recall the exact sequence to fix things, but I believe it is
- touch(1) the data/base/<name>/<tablename> PostgreSQL is complaining about
into existence
- drop the table
- recreate the table

HTH,
Ray
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