Amitabh Kant <amitabhkant@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > As for running the sql command as suggested by Tom, here is the result: > template1=# select * from pg_class where pg_relation_filenode(oid) = 11678; > pg_class | 11 | 83 | 0 | 10 | 0 | > 0 | 0 | 8 | 281 | 0 | 0 > | t | f | p | r | 26 | > 0 | t | f | f | f | f > | 662 | {=r/pgsql} | That's about the worst possible answer :-(. Without pg_class, you have little hope of telling which is which among the other files; and there would be no real commonality with the contents of pg_class from other databases in the installation, so no way to jury-rig something. Moreover, because pg_class is consulted *very* early in backend startup, it seems entirely likely that the failure you're seeing is only the tip of the iceberg; there very possibly are other files that are also missing or badly damaged. It's possible that a professional data recovery team could extract something from the wreckage, but it would take a lot of time and money. Personally I'd say it's time to go to your backups. regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general