Adrian
initially i had created tblspace outside pg_data env variablee.g PG_DATA env variable is defined to /XXX/YYYY/ABC/15/data
the tablespace was created under /XXX/YYYY/ABC/15/tblspace/<<tbl_spcname>>/assume tablespace name is abc_data
cd /XXX/YYYY/ABC/15/tblspace/abc_data/ls -atldrwxr-x---. 2 postgres postgres 6 Dec 19 22:08 PG_15_202209061
ls -altRdrwxr-x---. 2 postgres postgres 6 Dec 19 22:08 PG_15_202209061
i reconfirmedSELECT * FROM pg_tablespace ; oid | spcname | spcowner | spcacl | spcoptions------+------------+----------+--------+------------ 1663 | pg_default | 10 | | 1664 | pg_global | 10 | |
not having any entry about tablespace abc_data
Can you guide
On Thursday, December 19, 2024 at 06:46:33 PM EST, Adrian Klaver <adrian.klaver@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 12/19/24 15:36, Bharani SV-forum wrote:
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> cannot drop a tablespace which never exists in pg_tablespace
>
> I remember i had create previously an tablespace named " mq_data" , but
> cannot find in pg_tablespace listing.
>
> if i try to create the same tablespace name, it is giving error as "
> already in use as a tablespace"
> how to force drop the pointer entry and the tablespace from postgres
From:
https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/manage-ag-tablespaces.html
"The directory $PGDATA/pg_tblspc contains symbolic links that point to
each of the non-built-in tablespaces defined in the cluster."
Is there a symlink at the above location?
Does the directory in the image have files?
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> Inline image
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Adrian Klaver
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