On 02/11/2007, dx k9 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 > > > ------------------------------ > Windows Live Hotmail and Microsoft Office Outlook – together at last. Get > it > now!<http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/HA102225181033.aspx?pid=CL100626971033> >
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.
