Chris Dunlop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Trying to start the postmaster again failed, with what looks > like the relevent message being: > PANIC: btree_delete_page_redo: lost target page
This is a known possibility if the VACUUM FULL got as far as shortening the index before crashing --- xlog replay gets unhappy if told to fix a page that's not there anymore. There's a fix in 8.2, which IIRC seemed too complex to risk back-porting. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org