Dave Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > After a abnormal system shutdown I am trying to run a > vacuum full verbose ANALYZE and getting the following error.
> NOTICE: Analyzing classification > NOTICE: RelationBuildDesc: can't open pg_temp_5821_0: No such file or > directory > NOTICE: --Relation pg_temp_5821_0-- > ERROR: _mdfd_getrelnfd: cannot open relation pg_temp_5821_0: No such > file or directory You should be able to DROP that table even though it doesn't have an underlying file. My guess is that you are running atop a non-crash-safe filesystem and it lost the directory entry for the just-created file. You might want to think about switching to a journaling file system. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs/FAQ.html