Yes there are bad sectors . I tried to restore backup on a local server but the dump fails with the error somenumber.dat missing
----- Original Message -----
From: S Arvind <arvindwill@gmail.com>
Date: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 11:25 pm
Subject: Re: [ADMIN] Recover postgres database
To: nalini <nalini@nic.in>
Cc: pgsql-admin <pgsql-admin@postgresql.org>
> Hope there is bad sector. Did u checked restoring the backup DB to ur local server?
> > > > On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 9:50 AM, nalini
<nalini@nic.in> wrote:
> Backup is with pg_dump -Ft command ie tar backup
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> From: S Arvind <
arvindwill@gmail.com>
> Date: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 6:13 am
> Subject: Re: [ADMIN] Recover postgres database
> To: nalini <
nalini@nic.in>
> Cc: pgsql-admin <
pgsql-admin@postgresql.org>
> > > Is the backup is made by pg_dump or copying the entire data folder?
> > > > -Arvind S
> > > > > > "Many of lifes failure are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up."
> > -Thomas Edison
> > > > > > On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 5:01 PM, nalini
<nalini@nic.in> wrote:
> > I am unable to recover my data due hard disk errors. Although I am able to start the postgres service.
> > even pgfsck fails after some. Any hope of recovery? Please let me know any thing that can be done.
> >
> > The server was located at user site and even the backups are not getting restored. I have more than one backup and none of them are working. They fail with the message somenumber.dat header missing or file missing.
> >
> > please help
> >
> >
> > Nalini S. Nautiyal
> >
> > >
>
> Nalini S. Nautiyal
> System Software Division
> NIC HQ
> New Delhi
> Ph 24360324,24305121,24305131
> >
>
Nalini S. Nautiyal
System Software Division
NIC HQ
New Delhi
Ph 24360324,24305121,24305131