I am at a complete loss. I perform queries to my data table with an application very rapidly and they seem to be there. However, I have tried to perform a few inserts by hand and although I do not get any errors when I try to select my last insert I cannot find it.
postges 9.3. Any thoughts?
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I'm running a light UPDATE on table and it's usually done in no time nor locks. When doing multiple UPDATEs, I see some cases where the update query is suddenly getting locked. When I check which query blocks it, I see that it's a SELECT query on a completely different table.
How can that be?
I'm getting an error when trying to update a table. The SQL statement is:
UPDATE dda_accounts SET TYPE_SK = TYPE_SK - 10 WHERE TYPE_SK > 9;
The error I get is:
SQL Error [57007]: Operation not allowed for reason code "7" on table
"BANK_0002_TEST.DDA_ACCOUNTS".. SQLCODE=-668, SQLSTATE=57007, DRIVER=4.27.25
SQLSTATE 57007 says that there's something incomplete after an ALTER TABLE was executed.
I found this resolution, but it's not clear if it can be fixed or the only way to recover the table is using a backup.
Running a select statement works, only the update fails. What is the way to fix this table?
You need to REORG the table to recover, see this page for details.
When you get an error like this, lookup the SQL066N code with the reason code "7".
This shows:
The table is in the reorg pending state. This can occur after an ALTER
TABLE tatement containing a REORG-recommended operation.
Be aware the the previous alter table (that put the table into this state of reorg needed) might have happened quite some time ago, possibly without your knowledge.
If you lack the authorisation to perform reorg table inplace "BANK_0002_TEST.DDA_ACCOUNTS" , then contact your DBA for assistance. The DBA may choose to also reorg indexes at the same time, and to perform runstats (docs) on the table following completion of the reorg, and to check whether anything else needs rebinding.
Recently we restored PostgreSQL database from the backup which was created without stopping database (I know this was very wrong and now we are paying the price). The backup was simple database directory backup.
Now we noticed that when we execute
select *
from table
where COLUMN_1 is null
query in one of our tables the query just hangs (freezes) and never finishes. Other queries on the same table run fine and distinct(COLUMN_1) returns all the values. The same query runs correctly on the other column COLUMN_2 is null. It seems there is something wrong with that one column.
How can I repair such possibly damaged table?
Dump the whole database with pg_dump and restore it to a new cluster. If that works, it will get rid of all data corruption.
If that fails, you should hire a specialist.
If you attach to the hanging backend with a debugger, you can investigate what it is doing (if you are familiar with the source).
I ran vacuum full and it solved my problem. The query now executes with is null clause on that table.
I've been running a postgres database on an external hard drive and it appears it got corrupted after reconnecting it to a sleeping laptop that THOUGHT the server was still running. After running a bunch of reindex commands to fix some other errors I'm now getting the below error.
ERROR: missing chunk number 0 for toast value 12942 in pg_toast_2618
An example of a command that returns this error is:
select table_name, view_definition from INFORMATION_SCHEMA.views;
I've run the command "select 2618::regclass;" that gives you the problem table. However reindexing this doesn't seem to solve the problem. I see a lot of suggestions out there about finding the corrupted row and deleting it. However, the table that appears to have corruption in my instance is pg_rewrite and it appears to NOT be a corrupted row but a corrupted COLUMN.
I've run the following commands, but they aren't fixing the problem.
REINDEX table pg_toast.pg_toast_$$$$;
REINDEX table pg_catalog.pg_rewrite;
VACUUM ANALYZE pg_rewrite; -- just returns succeeded.
I can run the following SQL statement and it will return data.
SELECT oid, rulename, ev_class, ev_type, ev_enabled, is_instead, ev_qual FROM pg_rewrite;
However, if I add the ev_action column to the above query it throws a similar error of:
ERROR: missing chunk number 0 for toast value 11598 in pg_toast_2618
This error appears to affect all schema related queries to things like INFORMATION_SCHEMA tables. Luckily it seems as though all of my tables and data in my tables are fine but I cannot query the sql that generates those tables and any views I have created seem inaccessible (although I've noticed I can create new views).
I'm not familiar enough with Postgresql to know exactly what pg_rewrite is, but I'm guessing I can't just truncate the data in the table or set ev_action = null.
I'm not sure what to do next with the information I've gathered so far.
(At least) your pg_rewrite catalog has data corruption. This table contains the definition of all views, including system views that are necessary for the system to work.
The best thing to do is to restore a backup.
You won't be able to get the database back to work, the best you can do is to salvage as much of the data as you can.
Try a pg_dump. I don't know off-hand if that needs any views, but if it works, that is good. You will have to explicitly exclude all views from the dump, else it will most likely fail.
If that doesn't work, try to use COPY for each table to get at least the data out. The metadata will be more difficult.
If this is an important database, hire an expert.
I assume this question has been asked before, but unfortunately I cannot find the answer to my question.
I have a table, and I am using an update statement to update a column. Simultaneously I am running a create table query with a select statement that is retrieving data from the table and column that is also being updated.
My questions are: can this lead to wrong results in the output of the create table statement? does the update query finish 1st then the create table with the select execute? I just know that the create table statement is taking way longer to execute.
In PostgreSQL readers never lock writers and vice versa. This is guaranteed by PostgreSQL's MVCC implementation that keeps old row versions around.
If the updating transaction isn't finished yet, the reading transaction will see the old value, and the result is consistent.
There is nothing inside PostgreSQL that should slow down the SELECT statement noticeably, but of course I/O contention is a possible explanation.