the original hint said to "use a standalone backend". If you go to http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/interactive/routine-vacuuming.html section 23.1.4 it will describe exactly what just happened to you and how to recover. On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 1:58 PM, Jolles, Peter M (GE Energy) <peter.jolles@xxxxxx> wrote: > Is there a way to vacuum the > table if Postgres won't start up in hopes to get it to restart? I had > the database replicated, but the copy won't start up for the same > reason. -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general