On Fri, 3 Nov 2006, Tom Lane wrote:
> Jeff Frost <jeff@frostconsultingllc.com> writes:
>> BTW, just to make sure I get the right file to ship over if we have this
>> again, it would be: /var/lib/pgsql/data/base/9366228/16204210 yes?
>
> Not necessarily --- the filename is initially the same as the index OID,
> but it wouldn't be anymore after a REINDEX. Instead use what you get from
>
> select relfilenode from pg_class where relname = 'page_view_visit_idx';
>
> and note you will need to recheck it after reindexing.
>
> Also, it's a good idea to do CHECKPOINT right before copying the
> physical file, to make sure you've got a consistent file image on-disk.
> If you want to be 100% certain, shut down the postmaster while copying,
> but unless the index file is pretty large I think that's not necessary.
Well, I spoke to soon on the it all works front. So, it's been reindexed and
appears to be working properly now. I guess I'll keep an eye on it for a
while. I didn't get your query suggestion in time, so hopefully I grabbed the
right binary file..though it did seem to disappear after the reindex, so I
think it's likely the correct one. Definitely got the correct second one.
You can grab them here:
http://www.frostconsultingllc.com/fortom.tar.gz
And thanks again for the help!
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