Re: Diagnose Database Corruption

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Alex(dot)H(dot)Pollock(at)WellsFargo(dot)COM
Cc: pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Diagnose Database Corruption
Date: 2003-06-09 01:21:56
Message-ID: 200306090121.h591Lu006161@candle.pha.pa.us
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We don't have a checker because if it is corrupt, it will mention
something in the server logs or correct it automatically. Corruption is
very rare, usually hardware flakiness.

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Alex(dot)H(dot)Pollock(at)WellsFargo(dot)COM wrote:
> Does PostgreSQL have a tool to diagnose and fix database corruption? Is
> there any kind of database consistency checker? I couldn't find anything in
> the doc...
>
> Thanks!
>
> Alex Pollock
> WFSC Data Services District
> Database Administration
> MAC A0186-032
> ( 415) 243-5931
>
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