From: | "Andrew M(dot) Danneffel" <adanneffel(at)atomation(dot)ca> |
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To: | <pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Control File Context is Broken |
Date: | 2002-01-12 05:55:49 |
Message-ID: | 015401c19b2d$c939da50$6601a8c0@andrew |
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Hi there,
I'm a newbie at PostgreSQL but as I'm administering a server that runs it I
figured this would be the best list to send my question to. The server is a
cobalt RaQ4 running Red Hat Linux.
Here is the problem:
The cobalt system stores critical data in a PostgreSQL database. Earlier
today functions using PostgreSQL went offline and upon exploration I
realized that the postgresql server could not initialize. When I try to
start postgresql - via /etc/rc.d/init.d/postgresql start - I'm given an
error message reading: "Setting up PostgreSQL: failed!" I checked the log
files and there are a handful of the following errors in it:
020111.16:00:01.144 [7651] DEBUG: Data Base System is starting up at Fri Jan
11 16:00:01 2002
020111.16:00:01.144 [7651] FATAL 2: Control file context is broken
020111.16:00:01.144 [7651] FATAL 2: Control file context is broken
Startup failed - abort
020111.16:06:44.496 [8391] DEBUG: Data Base System is starting up at Fri Jan
11 16:06:44 2002
020111.16:06:44.496 [8391] FATAL 2: Control file context is broken
020111.16:06:44.496 [8391] FATAL 2: Control file context is broken
Startup failed - abort
I figured I'd try and activate the postmaster, back up the DB, and try
creating a new one. However, postmaster would not launch either, and I was
prompted with the same error above.
I'm not quite sure what I need to do to repair this problem. If someone
could give me some direction it would be very much appreciated!
Thanks,
Andrew
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