Received: from localhost (maia-2.hub.org [200.46.204.187]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 93DB99F9F46 for ; Fri, 22 Dec 2006 12:54:01 -0400 (AST) Received: from postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (mx1.hub.org [200.46.204.187]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 76294-09 for ; Fri, 22 Dec 2006 12:53:23 -0400 (AST) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.4 Received: from lists.commandprompt.com (host-130.commandprompt.net [207.173.203.130]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C0FB29F9C35 for ; Fri, 22 Dec 2006 12:53:23 -0400 (AST) Received: from [192.168.1.50] (or-67-76-146-141.sta.embarqhsd.net [67.76.146.141]) (authenticated bits=0) by lists.commandprompt.com (8.13.7/8.13.6) with ESMTP id kBMGrIL0007064 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5 bits=128 verify=NO); Fri, 22 Dec 2006 08:53:19 -0800 Subject: Re: URGENT: Out of disk space pg_xlog From: "Joshua D. Drake" To: Jeremy Haile Cc: pgsql-performance@postgresql.org In-Reply-To: <1166803606.2828.281701761@webmail.messagingengine.com> References: <1166803606.2828.281701761@webmail.messagingengine.com> Content-Type: text/plain Organization: Command Prompt, Inc. Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 08:55:31 -0800 Message-Id: <1166806531.29099.6.camel@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.8.1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV version 0.88.5, clamav-milter version 0.88.5 on projects.commandprompt.com X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Greylist: Sender succeded SMTP AUTH authentication, not delayed by milter-greylist-1.6 (lists.commandprompt.com [192.168.2.159]); Fri, 22 Dec 2006 08:53:23 -0800 (PST) X-Virus-Scanned: Maia Mailguard 1.0.1 X-Archive-Number: 200612/493 X-Sequence-Number: 22549 > 2006-12-22 10:50:09 LOG: database system was not properly shut down; > automatic recovery in progress > 2006-12-22 10:50:09 LOG: redo starts at 2E/8729A6E8 > > > This has been running for 20 minutes. What can I do? Please help! 1. Turn off postgresql. 2. Make tar backup of entire thing 3. Move pg_xlog somehwere that has space 4. ln postgresql to new pg_xlog directory 5. Start postgresql 6. Look for errors 7. Report back Sincerely. Joshua D. Drake > -- === The PostgreSQL Company: Command Prompt, Inc. === Sales/Support: +1.503.667.4564 || 24x7/Emergency: +1.800.492.2240 Providing the most comprehensive PostgreSQL solutions since 1997 http://www.commandprompt.com/ Donate to the PostgreSQL Project: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate