Re: [GENERAL] WARNING: could not remove database directory

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Hubert Fröhlich <hubert(dot)froehlich(at)bvv(dot)bayern(dot)de>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] WARNING: could not remove database directory
Date: 2005-02-11 17:15:37
Message-ID: 11769.1108142137@sss.pgh.pa.us
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=?ISO-8859-15?Q?Hubert_Fr=F6hlich?= <hubert(dot)froehlich(at)bvv(dot)bayern(dot)de> writes:
> dropdb ax20050206
> WARNING: could not remove database directory
> "/export/home/postgres/data2/base/115101837"
> DROP DATABASE

That's not very helpful, is it?

[ looks at code... ] dbcommands.c is expecting that rmtree() will have
printed out a more-detailed message about the problem, but someone has
carefully removed every trace of error reporting from rmtree().

regards, tom lane

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