Re: [cobalt-users] Need fix for raq3 PostgreSQL - "backend closed the channel unexpectedly"

["Jim Byrne (NTL)" <james.byrne2@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

on 9/13/03 10:28 PM, Gerald Waugh at gwaugh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> On Sat, 13 Sep 2003, Jim Byrne (NTL) wrote:
>> 
>> Is this the way to re-install the broken Posgresql on my raq3?
>> Download,
>> ftp://ftp.cobaltnet.com/pub/products/raq3/RPMS/postgresql-devel-6.5.2-C2.i38
>> 6.rpm
>> and
>> ftp://ftp.cobaltnet.com/pub/products/raq3/RPMS/postgresql-6.5.2-C2.i386.rpm
>> 
>> delete the existing PostgreSQl and install it using the above rpms. I
>> will then use the meta-verify to populate the database with the prefs.
>> 
>> I will have to assume that the rpms will install in the correct
>> directory and that no other settings are required.
>> 
>> Does that sound as if it will work?
> 
> You will loose what is left of your database.
> Are you sure you can't dump the database and inspect it, maybe
> correct errors?
> 
> Gerald
Gerald,

I can't dump the database, because it is not possible to give it any
commands - it just gives the same error no matter what command I try.

Thanks,
Jim
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