Re: Child itemid in update-chain marked as unused - can't continue repair_frag

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "V(dot) M(dot)" <txian(at)hotmail(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Child itemid in update-chain marked as unused - can't continue repair_frag
Date: 2001-07-12 15:14:15
Message-ID: 17182.994950855@sss.pgh.pa.us
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"V. M." <txian(at)hotmail(dot)com> writes:
> lindo=# vacuum analyze;
> NOTICE: Index probably_good_banner_myidx1: NUMBER OF INDEX' TUPLES (1) IS
> NOT THE SAME AS HEAP' (4).
> Recreate the index.
> NOTICE: Index probably_good_banner_myidx1: NUMBER OF INDEX' TUPLES (1) IS
> NOT THE SAME AS HEAP' (4).
> Recreate the index.
> NOTICE: Child itemid in update-chain marked as unused - can't continue
> repair_frag
> VACUUM

Interesting --- can you show us the sequence that got you into this
state? A reproducible case that causes these messages would be very
useful for debugging.

> what i must do here?

Dumping and reloading the table should fix it, if nothing else does.

BTW, what Postgres version is this?

regards, tom lane

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