Re: Could not locate a valid checkpoint record

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Norberto Delle <betodelle(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Could not locate a valid checkpoint record
Date: 2010-06-24 14:48:04
Message-ID: 13078.1277390884@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Norberto Delle <betodelle(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> 2010-06-24 09:00:28 PANIC: could not locate a valid checkpoint record

> I know this error requires you to restore from backup, but,
> unfortunatelly, we have no backup.
> There is any way I can recover the data?

pg_resetxlog should allow you to restart the database, but it's anyone's
guess as to whether the data will be corrupt. A dump and reload would
be a good idea. You also need to investigate what happened to your
pg_xlog files and take steps to make sure it doesn't happen again.
(Since this is evidently Windows, I would suggest being sure you're
using a recent/supported PG release, and take a close look at what AV
software you're using.)

regards, tom lane

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