Re: [HACKERS] My bits moved right off the end of the world...

> Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> > 
> > I recall that this was due to a corrupted B-Tree index. Try dropping and
> > rebuilding that, if you have one.
> 
> Thanks Peter, that did the trick.
> 
> Any chance of adding the following to the FAQ
> 
> 4.24) What is the meaning of 'my bits moved right off the end of the world'
> 
> This message may appear in the backend log and may be due to a possibly 
> corrupt index. 
> 
> It may be preceded (by several minutes) with a notice to the client such as 
> 
> NOTICE:  Index my_idx: NUMBER OF INDEX' TUPLES (78933) IS NOT THE SAME AS HEAP
> (78931)

I have added a mention when this message appears to try recreating the
index.

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