Re: [GENERAL] Can't rename an existnig DB because it doesn't exist???
On 2008-03-13 23:14, Scott Marlowe wrote: Tis the other way round I'm afriad. Schemas live in dbs, not the other way around. Maybe you were thinking tablespaces? You're right; I was thinking of tables, which I routinely move around from schema to schema. That also means he should ignore my suggestion about moving stuff around. -- Mail to my list address MUST be sent via the mailing list. All other mail to my list address will bounce. -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
Re: [GENERAL] Can't rename an existnig DB because it doesn't exist???
On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 10:45 AM, Dean Gibson (DB Administrator) > > 1. What SCHEMAs are these DBs in? Perhaps a search_path issue (I > haven't followed all of this thread, so perhaps this has been mentioned). > Tis the other way round I'm afriad. Schemas live in dbs, not the other way around. Maybe you were thinking tablespaces? -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
Re: [GENERAL] Can't rename an existnig DB because it doesn't exist???
On 2008-03-13 10:10, Gauthier, Dave wrote: Ya, I'm thinking of dumping all the problem DBs, deleting them, recreating and reloading. Last thought: have you tried uninstalling and reinstalling PostgreSQL? If something is corrupted on the disk, it's either the data or the software. An uninstall/reinstall is cheap to do, and probably takes less time that the dump/restores. -- Mail to my list address MUST be sent via the mailing list. All other mail to my list address will bounce. -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
Re: [GENERAL] Can't rename an existnig DB because it doesn't exist???
"Gauthier, Dave" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Can't rename a db, complains that it doesn't exist. Yet psql -l > shows that it does and I can connect to it ??? > > mmdcc228_SETUP(120)% psql stdb2 -c "alter database stdb rename to > stdb_tmp" > > ERROR: database "stdb" does not exist Hmm, I wonder if this could be a corrupt-index problem. If you try "select * from pg_database where datname = 'stdb'", do you get a row? Does "REINDEX pg_database" help? regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
Re: [GENERAL] Can't rename an existnig DB because it doesn't exist???
No schemas per-se. After the initdb, I jump right in with "createdb foo", "createdb foo2", etc... . I don't think it's an encoding propbem. The problem popped up after running script that ran successfully for many months. Somethign changed (as it were). Ya, I'm thinking of dumping all the problem DBs, deleting them, recreating and reloading. -dave -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dean Gibson (DB Administrator) Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 12:45 PM To: pgsql-general Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Can't rename an existnig DB because it doesn't exist??? On 2008-03-12 21:30, Scott Marlowe wrote: > ... >> > Can't rename a db, complains that it doesn't exist. Yet psql -l shows that it does and I can connect to it ??? >> > >> > mmdcc228_SETUP(120)% psql stdb2 -c "alter database stdb rename to >> stdb_tmp" >> > >> > ERROR: database "stdb" does not exist >> > mmdcc228_SETUP(121)% psql -l >> > >> > List of databases >> > >> > Name | Owner | Encoding >> > --+--+-- >> > stdb | dfgauthi | UTF8 >> > stdb2| dfgauthi | UTF8 >> > stdb_standby | dfgauthi | UTF8 >> >> Very strange. maybe the name has a space in it? >> >> Thoughts: 1. What SCHEMAs are these DBs in? Perhaps a search_path issue (I haven't followed all of this thread, so perhaps this has been mentioned). 2. What are the current Linux command-line encoding (value of $LANG) and the psql client_encoding? Perhaps there is a non-displayable character in the name. 3. You can probably delete it by: a. Creating a new schema "zzz". b. Moving everything else in the schema where stdb is, to the new schema. c. Drop the existing schema (cascade). d. Rename schema "zzz" to the name of the previous schema. -- Mail to my list address MUST be sent via the mailing list. All other mail to my list address will bounce. -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
Re: [GENERAL] Can't rename an existnig DB because it doesn't exist???
On 2008-03-12 21:30, Scott Marlowe wrote: ... > Can't rename a db, complains that it doesn't exist. Yet psql -l shows that it does and I can connect to it ??? > > mmdcc228_SETUP(120)% psql stdb2 -c "alter database stdb rename to stdb_tmp" > > ERROR: database "stdb" does not exist > mmdcc228_SETUP(121)% psql -l > > List of databases > > Name | Owner | Encoding > --+--+-- > stdb | dfgauthi | UTF8 > stdb2| dfgauthi | UTF8 > stdb_standby | dfgauthi | UTF8 Very strange. maybe the name has a space in it? Thoughts: 1. What SCHEMAs are these DBs in? Perhaps a search_path issue (I haven't followed all of this thread, so perhaps this has been mentioned). 2. What are the current Linux command-line encoding (value of $LANG) and the psql client_encoding? Perhaps there is a non-displayable character in the name. 3. You can probably delete it by: a. Creating a new schema "zzz". b. Moving everything else in the schema where stdb is, to the new schema. c. Drop the existing schema (cascade). d. Rename schema "zzz" to the name of the previous schema. -- Mail to my list address MUST be sent via the mailing list. All other mail to my list address will bounce. -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
Re: [GENERAL] Can't rename an existnig DB because it doesn't exist???
On Wed, 12 Mar 2008 21:30:57 -0700 "Scott Marlowe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You might want to keep this one on the list. I'm out of my league > with this one I think Can you pg_dump the database? What about vacuum? What does: SELECT * FROM pg_database; Return? J > > On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 11:24 AM, Gauthier, Dave > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > stdb2=# select '|'||datname||'|' from pg_database ; > > ?column? > > > > |postgres| > > |template1| > > |template0| > > |cells_dev| > > |stdb2| > > |stdb| > > |stdb_standby| > > |cells| > > (8 rows) > > > > > > > > > > > > -Original Message- > > From: Scott Marlowe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 1:22 PM > > To: Gauthier, Dave > > Cc: pgsql-general@postgresql.org > > Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Can't rename an existnig DB because it > > doesn't exist??? > > > > On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 10:03 AM, Gauthier, Dave > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > V8.2.0 on Linux > > > > Look into updating, there were some serious bugs fixed between > > 8.2.0 and 8.2.6 It's a pretty simple thing, since you don't need > > to dump / reload for it. > > > > > > > > Can't rename a db, complains that it doesn't exist. Yet psql -l > > > shows > > that > > > it does and I can connect to it ??? > > > > > > > > > > > > mmdcc228_SETUP(120)% psql stdb2 -c "alter database stdb rename to > > stdb_tmp" > > > > > > ERROR: database "stdb" does not exist > > > > > > mmdcc228_SETUP(121)% psql -l > > > > > > List of databases > > > > > > Name | Owner | Encoding > > > > > > --+--+-- > > > stdb | dfgauthi | UTF8 > > > > > > stdb2| dfgauthi | UTF8 > > > > > > stdb_standby | dfgauthi | UTF8 > > > > Very strange. maybe the name has a space in it? > > > > Try running this query: > > select '|'||datname||'|' from pg_database ; > > and see if you have a space or something in there. can you run the > > alter database rename from the command line and just not from psql? > > > -- The PostgreSQL Company since 1997: http://www.commandprompt.com/ PostgreSQL Community Conference: http://www.postgresqlconference.org/ Donate to the PostgreSQL Project: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate PostgreSQL SPI Liaison | SPI Director | PostgreSQL political pundit signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: [GENERAL] Can't rename an existnig DB because it doesn't exist???
You might want to keep this one on the list. I'm out of my league with this one I think On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 11:24 AM, Gauthier, Dave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > stdb2=# select '|'||datname||'|' from pg_database ; > ?column? > > |postgres| > |template1| > |template0| > |cells_dev| > |stdb2| > |stdb| > |stdb_standby| > |cells| > (8 rows) > > > > > > -Original Message- > From: Scott Marlowe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 1:22 PM > To: Gauthier, Dave > Cc: pgsql-general@postgresql.org > Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Can't rename an existnig DB because it doesn't > exist??? > > On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 10:03 AM, Gauthier, Dave > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > V8.2.0 on Linux > > Look into updating, there were some serious bugs fixed between 8.2.0 > and 8.2.6 It's a pretty simple thing, since you don't need to dump / > reload for it. > > > > > Can't rename a db, complains that it doesn't exist. Yet psql -l shows > that > > it does and I can connect to it ??? > > > > > > > > mmdcc228_SETUP(120)% psql stdb2 -c "alter database stdb rename to > stdb_tmp" > > > > ERROR: database "stdb" does not exist > > > > mmdcc228_SETUP(121)% psql -l > > > > List of databases > > > > Name | Owner | Encoding > > > > --+--+-- > > stdb | dfgauthi | UTF8 > > > > stdb2| dfgauthi | UTF8 > > > > stdb_standby | dfgauthi | UTF8 > > Very strange. maybe the name has a space in it? > > Try running this query: > select '|'||datname||'|' from pg_database ; > and see if you have a space or something in there. can you run the > alter database rename from the command line and just not from psql? > -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
Re: [GENERAL] Can't rename an existnig DB because it doesn't exist???
On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 10:03 AM, Gauthier, Dave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > V8.2.0 on Linux Look into updating, there were some serious bugs fixed between 8.2.0 and 8.2.6 It's a pretty simple thing, since you don't need to dump / reload for it. > > Can't rename a db, complains that it doesn't exist. Yet psql –l shows that > it does and I can connect to it ??? > > > > mmdcc228_SETUP(120)% psql stdb2 -c "alter database stdb rename to stdb_tmp" > > ERROR: database "stdb" does not exist > > mmdcc228_SETUP(121)% psql -l > > List of databases > > Name | Owner | Encoding > > --+--+-- > stdb | dfgauthi | UTF8 > > stdb2| dfgauthi | UTF8 > > stdb_standby | dfgauthi | UTF8 Very strange. maybe the name has a space in it? Try running this query: select '|'||datname||'|' from pg_database ; and see if you have a space or something in there. can you run the alter database rename from the command line and just not from psql? -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
