Re: Re: [GENERAL] 9.4.1 -> 9.4.2 problem: could not access status of transaction 1

From: Andres Freund <andres(at)anarazel(dot)de>
To: Thomas Munro <thomas(dot)munro(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>
Cc: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>, Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>, "pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Re: [GENERAL] 9.4.1 -> 9.4.2 problem: could not access status of transaction 1
Date: 2015-05-29 22:58:45
Message-ID: 20150529225845.GD6535@alap3.anarazel.de
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On 2015-05-30 10:55:30 +1200, Thomas Munro wrote:
> That's the error message, but then further down:

Ooops.

> "I have confirmed that directory "pg_multixact/members" does not
> existing in the restored data directory.
>
> I can see this directory and the file if i restore a few days old
> backup. I have used WAL-E backups a number of time from this server
> but this is the first time I am running into this issue."

That sounds like a WAL-E problem rather than a postgres one then. I
think it's exceedingly unlikely - although I perhaps should be careful
with that given the recent history - that postgres contains a bug that
deletes an entire directory on the standby/while cloning.

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