Thanks Tom - that did the trick
We will be upgrading to 8.2 within the next couple weeks.

-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Lane [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 12:20 PM
To: Mark Steben
Cc: pgsql-admin@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: [ADMIN] no entry on pg_database for a live database 

"Mark Steben" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I have a live postgres database with 4 application tables.  I can access
it
> through PSQL. 
> But there is no record of this database on the PG_DATABASE catalog table.

Try vacuuming pg_database.

If that works, it means your routine vacuuming procedures need some
re-thinking, because they are missing (at least) pg_database.

> I'm running version 7.4.5.

You're doing yourself no favors by failing to update.  The current
release in that branch is 7.4.19.

                        regards, tom lane


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