Re: Postgresql not accessible, recovering

On Tuesday 19 November 2013 14:25:44 bricklen wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 3:08 AM, Gary Stainburn <
> > 29448 ?        Ds     0:07 postgres: startup process   recovering
> > 000000010000000C000000FD
>
> What do the contents of your Postgresql logs look like? Anything to
> indicate why it is recovering? Are there any errors in the logs?

It now says

29448 ?        Ds     1:16 postgres: startup process   recovering
000000010000000C000000FE

so it is doing something.

Today's log file (/var/lib/pgsql/data/pg_log/postgresql-Tue.log) contains

ERROR:  table "delcandidates" does not exist
STATEMENT:  DROP TABLE DelCandidates
ERROR:  table "delcandidates" does not exist
STATEMENT:  DROP TABLE DelCandidates
ERROR:  table "delcandidates" does not exist
STATEMENT:  DROP TABLE DelCandidates
ERROR:  table "delcandidates" does not exist
STATEMENT:  DROP TABLE DelCandidates
ERROR:  table "delcandidates" does not exist
STATEMENT:  DROP TABLE DelCandidates
ERROR:  table "delcandidates" does not exist
STATEMENT:  DROP TABLE DelCandidates
ERROR:  table "delcandidates" does not exist
STATEMENT:  DROP TABLE DelCandidates
ERROR:  table "delcandidates" does not exist
STATEMENT:  DROP TABLE DelCandidates
ERROR:  table "delcandidates" does not exist
STATEMENT:  DROP TABLE DelCandidates
ERROR:  table "delcandidates" does not exist
STATEMENT:  DROP TABLE DelCandidates
LOG:  unexpected EOF on client connection
ERROR:  table "delcandidates" does not exist
STATEMENT:  DROP TABLE DelCandidates
ERROR:  table "delcandidates" does not exist
STATEMENT:  DROP TABLE DelCandidates
ERROR:  table "delcandidates" does not exist
STATEMENT:  DROP TABLE DelCandidates
ERROR:  table "delcandidates" does not exist
STATEMENT:  DROP TABLE DelCandidates
ERROR:  table "delcandidates" does not exist
STATEMENT:  DROP TABLE DelCandidates
ERROR:  table "delcandidates" does not exist
STATEMENT:  DROP TABLE DelCandidates
ERROR:  table "delcandidates" does not exist
STATEMENT:  DROP TABLE DelCandidates
LOG:  could not receive data from client: Connection reset by peer
LOG:  unexpected EOF on client connection
ERROR:  table "delcandidates" does not exist
STATEMENT:  DROP TABLE DelCandidates
LOG:  database system was shut down in recovery at 2013-11-18 13:32:50 GMT
LOG:  database system was not properly shut down; automatic recovery in
progress
LOG:  redo starts at C/FD360978
FATAL:  the database system is starting up
FATAL:  the database system is starting up

[snip]


FATAL:  the database system is starting up
FATAL:  the database system is starting up
FATAL:  the database system is starting up
FATAL:  the database system is starting up
LOG:  received smart shutdown request
LOG:  shutting down
LOG:  database system is shut down
LOG:  database system was shut down in recovery at 2013-11-19 10:22:59 GMT
LOG:  database system was not properly shut down; automatic recovery in
progress
LOG:  redo starts at C/FD360978

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Gary Stainburn
Group I.T. Manager
Ringways Garages
http://www.ringways.co.uk