Re: MultiXactId Error in Autovacuum

From: Albe Laurenz <laurenz(dot)albe(at)wien(dot)gv(dot)at>
To: "Karl Hafner *EXTERN*" <karl(at)scoreloop(dot)com>
Cc: Strahinja Kustudic <strahinjak(at)nordeus(dot)com>, "pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: MultiXactId Error in Autovacuum
Date: 2013-11-19 14:55:00
Message-ID: A737B7A37273E048B164557ADEF4A58B17C5CC73@ntex2010i.host.magwien.gv.at
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Karl Hafner wrote:
>> Do you know if you experienced transaction ID wraparound as the
>> message suggests?
>
> I am not aware of a wraparound in the past. I am quite sure no.
>
>> Are there any other questionable messages in the log?
>
> The log shows nothing special except this error that is always associated with the same MultiXactId
> 2683601542.

Well, probably you are right, because PostgreSQL would shutdown
before a wraparound happens, and you would have noticed that.

I don't know how it happened, but your database has suffered
corruption. Any chance you can restore from a backup?
Can you still "SELECT *" from the table that has the problem?

Yours,
Laurenz Albe

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