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Re: [Dhis2-devs] PostgreSQL-9.5 failed to boot-up at restart of Linux server

 

Thanks to everyone for your support and help during the process though
we are experience what looks to be like bugs but that will be save for
another ticket while we verify and test all the various scenarios
within 2.25.

Once again thanks.

On 1/26/17, Calle Hedberg <calle.hedberg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi
>
> Gerald managed to get it all up and working again this afternoon +
> restoring the dump file (onto 9.5.5). So all good now  :-)
>
> Analytics run time dropped from 56 minutes to 17 minutes, which is
> equivalent to the time it takes on my laptop, so the upgrade was overdue...
>
> Regards
> Calle
>
> On 26 January 2017 at 12:46, Bob Jolliffe <bobjolliffe@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Sounds like now you are really "waist deep in the big muddy".  You have
>> already had to scrap and reinstall your postgres and it looks like your
>> dhis2-tools package is also somehow missing or damaged.
>>
>> You have your backups.  scrap the machine and rebuild.  Follow
>> instruction
>> from https://github.com/dhis2/dhis2-tools.
>>
>> On 26 January 2017 at 10:30, gerald thomas <gerald17006@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Yes Bob,
>>> But i now i am having a major issue because i can't find the
>>> dhis2-startup, dhis2-stop or dhis2-status but the profile of the
>>> instance is available.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 1/26/17, Bob Jolliffe <bobjolliffe@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> > what works?  you removed it and started again?
>>> >
>>> > On 26 January 2017 at 10:14, gerald thomas <gerald17006@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> Bob,
>>> >> Thanks it is works!!!!
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> On 1/26/17, Bob Jolliffe <bobjolliffe@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> >> > Gerald it sounds like it has got into a bit of a mess and maybe you
>>> >> > risk
>>> >> > just making it worse.  It is really not supposed to be this hard,
>>> >> > but
>>> >> > tit
>>> >> > is next to impossible at a distance to figure out what might have
>>> gone
>>> >> > wrong.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Given that you are not dependent on migrating the cluster, but that
>>> you
>>> >> are
>>> >> > simply going to restore your dbs, I would advise that you just try
>>> and
>>> >> get
>>> >> > rid of the current non-working postgres installation completely and
>>> >> install
>>> >> > it again.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > sudo apt-get purge postgresql ... etc  (check under /etc and
>>> >> > /var/lib
>>> >> that
>>> >> > all traces have truly gone)
>>> >> >
>>> >> > On 26 January 2017 at 08:42, gerald thomas <gerald17006@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> >> wrote:
>>> >> >
>>> >> >> Mutali,
>>> >> >> I think there was an issue where i have postgresql and
>>> postgresql-9.5
>>> >> >> inside /etc/init.d. But when this command: sudo update-rc.d
>>> >> >> postgresql-9.5 enable
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> I am getting this message "update-rc.d: warning:
>>> >> >> /etc/init.d/postgresql-9.5 missing LSB information"
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> On 1/26/17, J. Paul Mutali <mutali@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> >> >> > Hi Gerald,
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >  you can use this command: sudo update-rc.d postgresql enable
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> > Hope it will work for you.
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> > ---
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> > JP Mutali
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> > Kigali - Rwanda
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> > On Thu, Jan 26, 2017 at 8:52 AM, gerald thomas
>>> >> >> > <gerald17006@xxxxxxxxx
>>> >> >
>>> >> >> > wrote:
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> There were some issues with the migration so I had to purge the
>>> 9.3
>>> >> >> >> and
>>> >> >> >> do
>>> >> >> >> a fresh installation of 9.5 and restore my backup. But if the
>>> >> >> >> server
>>> >> >> >> reboot
>>> >> >> >> I will have to manually do:
>>> >> >> >> pg_ctlcluster 9.5 main start
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> On Jan 26, 2017 5:59 AM, "Uwe Wahser" <uwe@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> Hi Gerald,
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> we did the upgrade while upgrading to Ubuntu 16.04 and
>>> >> >> >> everything
>>> >> >> >> starts
>>> >> >> >> normally. But you have to manually migrate your 9.3 databases
>>> into
>>> >> the
>>> >> >> >> 9.5
>>> >> >> >> format - did you do that?
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> These were the bash commands I recorded back then (at your own
>>> >> >> >> risk,
>>> >> >> >> no
>>> >> >> >> guarantee - do backups and all that first)
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> ~/tomcat-dhis/bin/shutdown.sh
>>> >> >> >> sudo pg_dropcluster 9.5 main --stop
>>> >> >> >> sudo pg_upgradecluster 9.3 main
>>> >> >> >> pg_lsclusters
>>> >> >> >> sudo pg_dropcluster 9.3 main
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> Hope that helps,
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> Uwe
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> ---
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >> > gerald thomas <gerald17006@xxxxxxxxx> hat am 26. Januar 2017
>>> um
>>> >> >> >> > 01:38
>>> >> >> >> geschrieben:
>>> >> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> > Dear All,
>>> >> >> >> > We are upgrading DHIS2 server database (PostgreSQL from
>>> >> >> >> > 9.3.15
>>> to
>>> >> >> >> > 9.5.5) and it had been successfully done but the Postgres
>>> >> >> >> > does
>>> >> >> >> > not
>>> >> >> >> > automatically start after boot-up. I am using: (pg_ctlcluster
>>> 9.5
>>> >> >> >> > main
>>> >> >> >> > start) to start my database but i want it start
>>> >> >> >> > automatically.
>>> >> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> > Please can someone help me?
>>> >> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> > --
>>> >> >> >> > Regards,
>>> >> >> >> >
>>> >> >> >> > Gerald
>>> >> >> >> >
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>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >>
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>>> >> >> >>
>>> >> >> >
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> --
>>> >> >> Regards,
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> Gerald
>>> >> >>
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>>> >> >
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> --
>>> >> Regards,
>>> >>
>>> >> Gerald
>>> >>
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Gerald
>>>
>>
>>
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-- 
Regards,

Gerald


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