In 7.1 the directory names changed to be the oids. It appears to be you're start up script that is at fault. Hope this helps, - Stuart
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 05 March 2002 07:03 > > > Hi, > > We recently installed pgsql 7.1 on Mandrake 8.1, and did a pg_dumpall > to import our old pgsql 7.0.2 databases. > > This morning, we tried to restart postgresql after a system crash, and > we find that we suddenly have an error starting postgresql with the > following message: > > [root@ocean home]# /etc/init.d/postgresql start > Checking postgresql installation: no database files found. > [ OK ] > Starting postgresql service: [FAILED] > > The strange thing is, is that the database and postgresql/postmaster > etc has been running for a month with no problems. > > By looking at the startup script, we noted that it needs a "template1" > directory, which we don't seem to have. We restored an old backup of > the pgsql directory, and it doesn't seem to exist there either. So > basically, we are not sure whether we have lost files in a system > crash, or something really weird is going on with postgresql. > > After doing an initdb, we noticed that template1 directory was > actually renamed to /var/lib/pgsql/data/1. Do this simply mean that > the startup script is incorrect? > > Does anyone have any suggestions? > > TIA, > > Meaghan > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
