On 2015-05-30 10:55:30 +1200, Thomas Munro wrote:
> That's the error message, but then further down:
Ooops.
> "I have confirmed that directory "pg_multixact/members" does not
> existing in the restored data directory.
>
> I can see this directory and the file if i restore a few days old
> backup. I have used WAL-E backups a number of time from this server
> but this is the first time I am running into this issue."
That sounds like a WAL-E problem rather than a postgres one then. I
think it's exceedingly unlikely - although I perhaps should be careful
with that given the recent history - that postgres contains a bug that
deletes an entire directory on the standby/while cloning.