dx k9 <bitsandbytes88@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > Is there any way to trick an instance into starting when you just have base, global, pg_clog, pg_mulitxact, pg_subtrans, pg_tblspc, & pg_twophase, but no pg_xlog? pg_resetxlog would probably be enough to get it to start, but the odds of having a non-corrupt database afterwards don't seem very good. > We weren't backing up the pg_xlog, because we didn't think we needed it, but the backup_label seems to need it. Even if we take the backup_label file out, and try to start postgres, it doesn't start. Have you read the manual's chapter on backup/restore? There are several documented ways to do things successfully, but inventing your own is not likely to work. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq