Re: restored over postgres database

On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 9:38 AM, Kevin Duffy  wrote:
> Hello:
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> On a newly installed PostgreSQL server I made the mistake of restoring over
> the postgres database.
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> Which I made me feel very silly and brought up a couple of questions.
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> a)       What is the postgres database used for?

By default, nothing usually.  Whatever you're using it for is usually it.

> b)       How can I restore the postgres database to a pristine state?

shut down postgres
delete everything in the $PGDATA directory (or whatever comes after -D
when it starts up)
run initdb
start postgres

All should now be clean and fresh.