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how_to:repairing_corrupted_database [2016/04/06 12:15] paulhow_to:repairing_corrupted_database [2016/05/04 09:31] – [unexpected chunk number] paul
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 Then type (or copy/paste) Then type (or copy/paste)
  
-  select n.nspname AS schema, c.relname AS tablename, c.reltype as type from pg_class c inner join pg_namespace n on (c.relnamespace=n.oid) where c.relfilenode=<filename>;+  select n.nspname AS schema, c.relname AS tablename, c.relkind as kind from pg_class c inner join pg_namespace n on (c.relnamespace=n.oid) where c.relfilenode=<filename>;
      
 In the above example error message <filename> would be replaced by 512312 In the above example error message <filename> would be replaced by 512312
  
-If 'type' is 'i' then the damaged relation is an index, so a database reindex should fix the problem. If it is 'r' then it is a normal table, or if it is 't' then it is a 'toast' table (see below).+If 'kind' is 'i' then the damaged relation is an index, so a database reindex should fix the problem. If it is 'r' then it is a normal table, or if it is 't' then it is a 'toast' table (see below).
  
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 Unfortunately, there is no easy way to find which record is damaged, so you need to scan the entire table.  Unfortunately, there is no easy way to find which record is damaged, so you need to scan the entire table. 
  
-Go to a command prompt in the VPOP3 directory and run 'psql' (in version 5 only). The default password is 'vpop3pass'+Go to a command prompt in the VPOP3\pgsql\bin directory and run 'psql -U postgres -p 5433 vpop3' (in version 3 or 4 omit the '-p 5433'). The default password is 'pgsqlpass'
  
 ====Finding the problem message==== ====Finding the problem message====
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