Date: Thu, 27 May 2010 16:31:40 +0200
From: Johann Spies <jspies@sun.ac.za>
To: pgsql-admin@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Corrupted database - how to recover
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On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 09:54:00AM +0200, Andreas Schmitz wrote:
> 
> maybe you should consider using point in time recovery (pitr) if the
> database is mission critical.
> 
> http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.4/interactive/continuous-archiving.html

Thanks.  This is the first time I experienced this type of problem.
Fortunately the data was not that critical.  I agree that pitr should be
a part of any mission critical setup.

Regards
Johann
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Informasietegnologie, Universiteit van Stellenbosch

     "All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and
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