Re: ERROR: cache lookup failed for type

On 08/16/2015 08:52 PM, Stuart wrote:
> Adrian, Tom,
>
> I reloaded the database and the problem doesn't happen anymore.
> Thanks for the suggestion.
>
> Tom - to answer your questions,
>
> On 08/17/2015 07:16 AM, Tom Lane wrote:
>>> I dropped the function and can now not add it back to the database.
>>
>> What happens when you try, exactly?
>
> The same error occurred
>
>> I assume the error was persistent across multiple sessions? Have you
>> changed the schema (rowtype) of table documents_statistics lately?
>
> No there were no changes to the table schema. All dbase objects were
> loaded via
>
> pg_dumpall > file.sql
>
> upgrade postgres
>
> psql template1 -f file.sql

So this is what you did when you started with the Alpha 1 database, correct?

When you went to Alpha 2 you just installed the new program over the
existing Alpha 1, but left the data directory as is and then ran into
the error, correct?

You then did a dump of the Alpha 1 or other(?) existing database and
then a restore into the Alpha 2(the reload above) at which point the
error went away, correct?

>
> Yes the problem was persistent across multiple sessions
>
>> Does reindexing pg_type make the error go away? If so, what platform
>> and filesystem is this on?
>
> No, I didn't try reindexing pg_type
>
> The filesystem is XFS
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Stuart
>

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