Alexander Lohse <al@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: >> That really shouldn't have happened in the first place. Are you >> running >> an up-to-date Postgres version? Are you sure your disk drives don't >> lie >> about write completion? > the server is running PostgreSQL 7.4. The disks where replaced by our > hosting partners, so I do not know anything about their internal state. 7.4.what? > The index for a primary key contstraint on that table is missing. > I also cannot drop and recreate that constraint! > Can I just go ahead and drop the corresponding rows from pg_contraint > and pg_index? Yeah, what you'll have to do is remove individual rows from the catalogs until you can get pg_dump to run without error. Then reload into a fresh database and check for signs of inconsistency, missing data or tables, etc. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: explain analyze is your friend
