First I tried to dump out a database like:
frank@limedes:~ > pg_dump mpi > dump.mpi
getTables(): relation 'institute': 6 Triggers were expected, but got 0
The database mpi does contain a table 'institute' and a few foreign key constraints.
Then
I tried to dump another database, as in:
postgres@limedes:~ > pg_dump intranet > dumptest
getTables(): relation 'institute': 6 Triggers were expected, but got 0
The database intranet has _no_ table 'institute' and no foreign key constraints.
Then I had a look via psql at intranet and it turns out that it shows up as the
database
mpi mangled into the database intranet, contentwise; i.e. it doesn't only show the
tables
that are in intranet but also those that belong to mpi?! Then I look at _any_ of the
databases in this Postgres installation, they show up as mangled together with mpi?!
When
I try to vacuum any of those databases, I always get:
[ . . . stuff that looks normal . . . ]
Index pg_class_oid_index: Pages 2; Tuples 138: Deleted 45. CPU 0.00s/0.00u sec.
NOTICE: Index pg_class_oid_index: NUMBER OF INDEX' TUPLES (138) IS NOT THE SAME AS
HEAP'
(205).
Recreate the index.
NOTICE: Index pg_class_relname_index: Pages 4; Tuples 138: Deleted 44. CPU 0.00s/0.00u
sec.
NOTICE: Index pg_class_relname_index: NUMBER OF INDEX' TUPLES (138) IS NOT THE SAME AS
HEAP' (205).
Recreate the index.
ERROR: Cannot insert a duplicate key into unique index pg_class_relname_index
However, if I use another client, i.e. not psql, but a web app, then I do still have
access to the contents of, for instance, the intranet database.
Restarting the server didn't make a difference.
Does this make any sense to anyone?
Regards, Frank
