tail -n 100 /path/to/your/logfile.log
to check the recent logs. Replace /path/to/your/logfile.log
with the actual path to your PostgreSQL log file.top
or htop
on the server to check if the system is running out of resources like CPU, RAM, or disk space. High resource utilization can lead to internal errors.pg_dump
utility to check for database corruption. Run pg_dump dbname > dbname.sql
to back up the database, replacing dbname
with your database name. If pg_dump
reports errors, it might indicate corruption.sudo systemctl restart postgresql
on systemd-based systems or sudo service postgresql restart
on init.d-based systems.df -h
to check disk space usage. Ensure that the disk where PostgreSQL data is stored is not full.SELECT pid, age(clock_timestamp(), query_start), usename, query
FROM pg_stat_activity
WHERE state != 'idle' AND query NOT ILIKE '%pg_stat_activity%'
ORDER BY query_start desc;
pg_stat_all_tables
and pg_stat_all_indexes
views to identify if there are tables or indexes with bloated sizes or operational issues.Let Dr. Droid create custom investigation plans for your infrastructure.
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