> oops, my mistake the exit code is 0 not 127.
> > My test server's sw/raid array recently died where I kept my PostgreSQL data directory. I
> have
> > both a full dump of the database and a file system back-up of the data directory.
> >
> > I tried to restore my file system back-up first since it is a "fresher" copy. However, I am
> > unable to start postgres. The exit status I get from pg_ctl is "127" but I haven't yet found
> > any
> > documentation relating to it exit-codes. There are no logs file created when I try to start
> up
> > postgresql, so I am a little unsure as to what direction I should take.
> >
> > Should I just make do with the older pg_dump file and re-initdb or is there a way to salvage
> the
> > restored file system back-up.
> >
> > Thanks for any help.
I found the correct log file.
2006-10-10 04:57:45 PDT% LOG: could not open file "pg_xlog/000000010000000000000055"
(log file 0, segment 85): No such file or directory
2006-10-10 04:57:45 PDT% LOG: could not open file "pg_xlog/000000010000000000000055"
(log file 0, segment 85): No such file or directory
2006-10-10 04:57:45 PDT% LOG: database system was shut down at 2006-09-26 17:11:35 PDT
2006-10-10 04:57:45 PDT% LOG: invalid primary checkpoint record
2006-10-10 04:57:45 PDT% LOG: invalid secondary checkpoint record
2006-10-10 04:57:45 PDT% LOG: logger shutting down
2006-10-10 04:57:45 PDT% LOG: startup process (PID 5953) was terminated by signal 6
2006-10-10 04:57:45 PDT% PANIC: could not locate a valid checkpoint record