On Tue, May 16, 2006 at 09:53:54AM -0700, Mark Holm wrote: > I have a client that is running an older version of Lyris List > Manager against PostGres 7.1.2, that has crashed their database > beyond my ability to recover it. The error that I am getting when we > try and restart the database is: Very old database, consider upgrading. > I have gone through the stuff on-line concerning this error and > attempted to reinitialize the database and restore the night before's > backup, but apparently the backups were not quite setup correctly as > I cannot get a valid restore either. I am out of my depth on this one > and am willing to contract somebody to help get this database back > on-line again ASAP, as the client is getting frantic. If you have > proven experience doing this sort of recovery, please contact me at > the number or email address below. I am not a member of the lists, so > please contact me directly. Rates are negotiable, but I will have to > clear them with client before we proceed. Make sure you have a physical backup. pg_resetxlog may get you far enough to start the server. Them immediatly dump, destroy the cluster and restore. pg_resetxlog solves some problems, but you can't guarentee your integrity anymore... Have a ncie day, -- Martijn van Oosterhout <kleptog@xxxxxxxxx> http://svana.org/kleptog/ > From each according to his ability. To each according to his ability to litigate.
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