Re: Version 7.2.3 Vacuum abnormality

On Thu, Feb 13, 2003 at 03:27:01PM +1000, Paul L Daniels wrote:
> Good evening, tonight while running my routine vacuum, the following came up on my screen:
>
> ---8<---------------
> NOTICE: Rel xamefiles: Uninitialized page 708135 - fixing
> NOTICE: Rel xamefiles: Uninitialized page 708136 - fixing
> NOTICE: Rel xamefiles: Uninitialized page 708137 - fixing
> NOTICE: Rel xamefiles: Uninitialized page 708138 - fixing
> NOTICE: Rel xamefiles: Uninitialized page 708599 - fixing
> ---8<---------------

This is a known and, it turns out, not real serious bug. See, e.g.,

http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2002-11/msg00486.php

I seem to recall Tom Lane noticing (uh, a few weeks ago, I think)
that the problem happens not just on system tables. I think 7.2.4 is
supposed to partially fix this, but ISTR that there is something
about it which can't be fixed without forcing a catalog change (which
forces initdb, and is therefore Not Allowed for dot-releases).

A

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