On 2020-Aug-24, Wells Oliver wrote: > My pg_dump scripts have been bombing lately, and this is the error I see a > bit into the backup process: > > pg_dump: error: query failed: ERROR: cache lookup failed for attribute 1 > of relation 1152770777 What pg version is this, and can you run the query directly using psql and have it throw the same error? What do select * from pg_class where oid = '1152770777' and select * from pg_attribute where attrelid = '1152770777' show? If the latter fails to show an entry for attnum=1, does it magically appear if you do SET enable_indexscan=off; SET enable_bitmapscan=off; prior to running the query? -- Álvaro Herrera https://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Remote DBA, Training & Services