Re: index corruption?

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Laurette Cisneros <laurette(at)nextbus(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: index corruption?
Date: 2003-02-14 06:16:10
Message-ID: 4646.1045203370@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Laurette Cisneros <laurette(at)nextbus(dot)com> writes:
> This is the error in the pgsql log:
> 2003-02-13 16:21:42 [8843] ERROR: Index external_signstops_pkey is not a
> btree

This says that one of two fields that should never change, in fixed
positions in the first block of a btree index, didn't have the right
values. I am not aware of any PG bugs that could overwrite those
fields. I think the most likely bet is that you've got hardware
issues ... have you run memory and disk diagnostics lately?

regards, tom lane

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