On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 7:46 PM, Lonni J Friedman <netll...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 7:40 PM, Ian Harding <harding....@gmail.com> wrote: > > I had a 9.0.8 hot standby setup, one master, two slaves, working great. > > Then, I tried to re-initialize by making a base backup, the way I've > done it > > many times before, but for some reason I can't get the standby to accept > > connections. I copied the postgresql.conf and recorvery.conf out of the > > way, cleaned the data directory and extracted the backup files, then > > replaced the conf files. Everything works perfectly, but I keep getting > > :FATAL: the database system is starting up > > > > I know I'm an idiot and that I did something wrong but I can't find it. > > > > [root@db03 data]# grep standby postgresql.conf > > wal_level = hot_standby # minimal, archive, or hot_standby > > hot_standby = on # "on" allows queries during recovery > > max_standby_archive_delay = -1 # max delay before canceling queries > > max_standby_streaming_delay = -1 # max delay before canceling queries > > > > [root@db03 data]# grep standby recovery.conf > > # Specifies whether to start the server as a standby. In streaming > > replication, > > standby_mode = 'on' > > # Specifies a connection string which is used for the standby server to > > connect > > > > [root@db03 data]# ps aux | grep stream > > postgres 62127 0.1 0.0 34554356 3724 ? Ss 16:22 0:16 > postgres: > > wal receiver process streaming BA7/12B87818 > > > > > > [root@db03 data]# ps aux | grep startup > > postgres 62122 0.5 0.9 34545900 1223708 ? Ss 16:22 1:03 > postgres: > > startup process recovering 0000000100000BA700000012 > > > > Any suggestions appreciated!!! > > What's your log have to say? > It says everything is happy as normal... 2012-11-05 16:22:38.744 PST - :LOG: database system was shut down in recovery at 2012-11-05 16:22:33 PST 2012-11-05 16:22:38.745 PST - :LOG: entering standby mode 2012-11-05 16:22:38.746 PST - :LOG: redo starts at BA5/F96F86A8 2012-11-05 16:22:38.762 PST - postgres :FATAL: the database system is starting up 2012-11-05 16:22:39.764 PST - postgres :FATAL: the database system is starting up 2012-11-05 16:22:40.766 PST - postgres :FATAL: the database system is starting up 2012-11-05 16:22:41.200 PST - :LOG: invalid record length at BA6/6DCBA48 2012-11-05 16:22:41.206 PST - :LOG: streaming replication successfully connected to primary This is after I stopped and restarted... after that just more failed connection attempts.