After I do a vacuum full, I will run memtest and some disk diags. Thanks Jim
---------- Original Message ----------- From: Gavin Sherry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Jim Buttafuoco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org> Sent: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 11:02:39 +1100 (EST) Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Missing segment 3 of index > On Fri, 25 Mar 2005, Jim Buttafuoco wrote: > > > All, > > > > I had to abort a vacuum full after 36 hours on a large table (16 million > > rows). I started the vacuum again and after > > 10 minutes in got to the place I aborted it (control-c) yesterday. I > > recieved the following error > > > > ERROR: could not open segment 3 of relation "emi_110101_idx1" (target > > block 2079965576): No such file or directory > > > > Will a REINDEX fix this or do I need to drop the index instead? > > A reindex or drop/recreate will do the trick. However, I'd be concerned > about your hardware. I've seen this kind of problem on systems with bad > memory, CPU and disk controllers in the past. > > Gavin > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? > > http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq ------- End of Original Message ------- ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command (send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to [EMAIL PROTECTED])