Re: Miss of global directory

It works in parts.

It only can load the tables os my database but without data :-(

I have to start the new instalation to do this. Create an user that I used to acess the database and the database too.

So, I stopped the postgresql, overwrite the base directory and so, start it again.

The strange thing that if I try to insert some data, the DBMS system claim for things like: same primary key...

I think if someone has luck, and only one databe installed, It might works.

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Gustavo B. Oliveira
RadiumSystems.com

No dia 10 Mar 2003 16:30:33 -0500, Robert Treat <xzilla@users.sourceforge.net> escreveu:

> There really isn't a tool per say. You best bet is to do an initdb in a
> new directory, then copy the contents of that global directory into your
> old $pgdata (or better yet, a copy of it).  IF that works, you should
> immediately do a pg_dump to see if you can get a real backup of your
> data, and then I'd do a whole new initdb/createdb/load just to be overly
> thorough. Then send us an email to let us know :-)
>
> Robert Treat
>
> On Mon, 2003-03-10 at 15:27, gborges@radiumsystems.com.br wrote:
> > I mean that I lost /var/lib/pgsql/data/global
> >
> > Do you know some tool that helps me to recover/rebuild this directory?
> >
> > Thnks
> > Gustavo
> >
> > No dia Mon, 10 Mar 2003 21:05:31 +0100, Artur Pietruk <arturp@plukwa.net> escreveu:
> >
> > > On Wed, Mar 05, 2003 at 11:02:25PM -0300, gborges@radiumsystems.com.br wrote:
> > > > Hi!
> > > >
> > > > I lost the global directory wich contains some archives which are needed to use postgres correctly.
> > >
> > >     I'm not sure what you mean by "global directory". You mean
> > > you've lost binaries, etc. related to pgsql?
> > >
> > > > Is there some way to rebuild this directory? The data directory which contains all my database information is
safe.
> > >
> > >     But, as long as you have $PGDATA, you should be safe. (But
> > > remember to backup everything, and make sure you know what you are
> > > doing, to not loose your DB by simple mistake/rm - be careful).
> > >
> > >     Here is short overview of what you could try: Backup your
> > > current $PGDATA directory. Then, reinstall postgresql (remember -
> > > exactly the same version of PGSQL as before!). When done, new
> > > $PGDATA dir will be created. Take postgresql down, and remove new
> > > $PGDATA. Then, copy to that place your old, backuped $PGDATA.
> > >
> > >     Hope it works,
> > > --
> > > --- Artur Pietruk, arturp@plukwa.net
> > >
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