On 02/11/2007, dx k9 <bitsandbytes88@hotmail.com> wrote: Hi Everyone,
Is there any way to trick an instance into starting when you just have base, global, pg_clog, pg_mulitxact, pg_subtrans, pg_tblspc, & pg_twophase, but no pg_xlog?
We weren't backing up the pg_xlog, because we didn't think we needed it, but the backup_label seems to need it. Even if we take the backup_label file out, and try to start postgres, it doesn't start.
I'm going to start experimenting and testing to see if I can trick it to starting, but if anyone has any insight that would help. We noticed this on a test restore, so it wasn't a major problem, now we are backing up the pg_xlog files as well.
~DjK
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Please reread the instructions on pitr and then create an empty pg_xlog directory it can then be filled using what ever you have set "restore_command" to.
I guess thats what you want to achieve?
Peter.