Randy Isbell <jisbell@cisco.com> writes:
> From the backup label file it seems the starting checkpoint record
> should be at 1/F3FB4C3C. However the pg_control info indicates
> 2/3035F48. Which is correct?
The backup label file, of course. So we have the smoking gun: it's
not seeing the backup label file. Question is why not. You do have
that in the $PGDATA directory at the moment of postmaster start, no?
regards, tom lane