On Tue, Oct 10, 2006 at 05:31:08PM -0700, Richard Broersma Jr wrote: > My test server's sw/raid array recently died where I kept my PostgreSQL data directory. I have > both a full dump of the database and a file system back-up of the data directory. > > I tried to restore my file system back-up first since it is a "fresher" copy. However, I am > unable to start postgres. The exit status I get from pg_ctl is "127" but I haven't yet found any > documentation relating to it exit-codes. There are no logs file created when I try to start up > postgresql, so I am a little unsure as to what direction I should take. > > Should I just make do with the older pg_dump file and re-initdb or is there a way to salvage the > restored file system back-up. You can't simply take a filesystem backup and hope it will work; it won't. You have to either: shut down the database during the backup take a filesystem snapshot use PITR -- Jim Nasby jim@xxxxxxxxx EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com 512.569.9461 (cell)
