| From: | Oliver Elphick <olly(at)lfix(dot)co(dot)uk> |
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| To: | Martin Kuria <martinkuria(at)hotmail(dot)com> |
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| Subject: | Re: Corrupted Database |
| Date: | 2002-07-13 13:44:45 |
| Message-ID: | 1026567886.15864.119.camel@linda |
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On Sat, 2002-07-13 at 12:51, Martin Kuria wrote:
> Hi, my linux machine crushed and my postgresql 6.5 database was corrupted.
>
> I have /var/lib/pgsql/data intact, When I reinstalled Linux in a new
> machine, Can I copy this directory back in the new postgresql database, and
> will it work, because I have tried to do that but it did not work.
>
> Note: I had not backed my data so no pg_dump done , how else can I recover
> the data please do advice, I have /var/lib/pgsql/data directory which
> contains the databases, but how do I make the databases work please do
> assist thanks again
You must install a copy of PostgreSQL 6.5 to match your database. Later
versions of PostgreSQL will not work with it.
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Oliver Elphick Oliver(dot)Elphick(at)lfix(dot)co(dot)uk
Isle of Wight, UK
http://www.lfix.co.uk/oliver
GPG: 1024D/3E1D0C1C: CA12 09E0 E8D5 8870 5839 932A 614D 4C34 3E1D 0C1C
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being content with what you have; for He Himself has
said, "I will never desert you, nor will I ever
forsake you."
Hebrews 13:5
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