> And since it's a text file, can't someone fix it with $EDITOR? I tried to edit the file, but I get the Input/Output error. The recommendatation was to re-install the OS. However, I DO NOT want to lose my database, so I am tring to backup the database. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Johnson" <ron.l.johnson@xxxxxxx> To: <pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 1:55 PM Subject: Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL Database Transfer between machines(again) > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 10/05/06 14:50, Brian J. Erickson wrote: > >>> Problem: > >>> PostgreSQL "Service" is not runing on a Linux Box, > >> Why not? > > The file "/etc/mtab" has been corrupted, when start > > postgresql the "Service" dies because of an "input/output" > > error. > > > > Therefore, "pg_dumpall' won't work. > > Doesn't /etc/mtab get recreated at boot? > > And since it's a text file, can't someone fix it with $EDITOR? > > - -- > Ron Johnson, Jr. > Jefferson LA USA > > Is "common sense" really valid? > For example, it is "common sense" to white-power racists that > whites are superior to blacks, and that those with brown skins > are mud people. > However, that "common sense" is obviously wrong. > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFFJXFbS9HxQb37XmcRAqSZAJsG2iHXySUdiooXVun5hJsX6zfEPwCggAEb > OjDEKQ5VErzaRv+UcH0P/Kk= > =vs7r > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? > > http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq >
