Re: [TCLUG:707] how to remove the corrupted file

["Joseph A. Heil" <heilja@dbsource.com>]

Quoting Nishikant Kapoor (H) (nkapoor@c3ipros.com):
> Hi all
> 
> I'm not sure how but somehow my PostgreSQL database got corrupted and
> now there is this junk file in the data/ directory that I'm trying to
> remove but just can not. I've been able to rename the data/ to junk/ and
> re-installed PostgreSQL but just wondering if anyone knows how to get
> rid of it ?
> 

  First have you tried deleting/destroying the database with destroydb? 
	Second, if that does not work, make sure that the "postmaster"
	process is not running.  Then try your deletes again as root.

	j.heil
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