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Recovery Mode


Error

the database system is in recovery mode

Sit Env

  • Host: 192.168.80.9
psql -h apple-pgsql.db.example.com -p 5433 -U postgres

Trouble Shooting

  • Most likely the disk ran out of space.
  • Check postgres logs.

  • Check recovery state.

  • SELECT pg_is_in_recovery();
    

    Use ps to get process running command.

    ps aux | grep pgsql
    

    Find data dir and postgresql.conf

    #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    
    ---
    
    ## REPORTING AND LOGGING
    #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    
    ---
    
    ## - Where to Log -
    
    log_destination = 'stderr'              # Valid values are combinations of
                                            # stderr, csvlog, syslog, and eventlog,
                                            # depending on platform.  csvlog
                                            # requires logging_collector to be on.
    
    ---
    
    ## This is used when logging to stderr:
    logging_collector = on                  # Enable capturing of stderr and csvlog
                                            # into log files. Required to be on for
                                            # csvlogs.
                                            # (change requires restart)
    
    ---
    
    ## These are only used if logging_collector is on:
    log_directory = 'log'                   # directory where log files are written,
                                            # can be absolute or relative to PGDATA
    log_filename = 'postgresql-%a.log'      # log file name pattern,
                                            # can include strftime() escapes
    #log_file_mode = 0600                   # creation mode for log files,
                                            # begin with 0 to use octal notation
    log_truncate_on_rotation = on           # If on, an existing log file with the
                                            # same name as the new log file will be
                                            # truncated rather than appended to.
                                            # But such truncation only occurs on
                                            # time-driven rotation, not on restarts
                                            # or size-driven rotation.  Default is
                                            # off, meaning append to existing files
                                            # in all cases.
    log_rotation_age = 1d                   # Automatic rotation of logfiles will
                                            # happen after that time.  0 disables.
    log_rotation_size = 0                   # Automatic rotation of logfiles will
                                            # happen after that much log output.
                                            # 0 disables.