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* pg_verifybackup fails
@ 2026-02-16 11:10 Subramanian,Ramachandran <ramachandran.subramanian@alte-leipziger.de>
2026-02-16 11:19 ` Re: pg_verifybackup fails Amul Sul <sulamul@gmail.com>
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From: Subramanian,Ramachandran @ 2026-02-16 11:10 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: pgsql-novice@lists.postgresql.org <pgsql-novice@lists.postgresql.org>
Hello,
we are running postgres V16 on Linux and when I try to run pg_verifybackup I get the following error.
Does it mean that we have an incomplete installation ?
I would be grateful for any pointers on how to resolve this issue.
LG
Ram
[postgres]$ pg_verifybackup /var/lib/pgsql/base_backup_dir/XXX/2026-02-16T11-52-27
pg_verifybackup: error: program "pg_waldump" is needed by pg_verifybackup but was not found in the same directory as "/usr/bin/pg_verifybackup"
[postgres]$ type pg_verifybackup
pg_verifybackup is hashed (/bin/pg_verifybackup)
[postgres]$ type pg_waldump
-bash: type: pg_waldump: not found
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* Re: pg_verifybackup fails
2026-02-16 11:10 pg_verifybackup fails Subramanian,Ramachandran <ramachandran.subramanian@alte-leipziger.de>
@ 2026-02-16 11:19 ` Amul Sul <sulamul@gmail.com>
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From: Amul Sul @ 2026-02-16 11:19 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Subramanian,Ramachandran <ramachandran.subramanian@alte-leipziger.de>; +Cc: pgsql-novice@lists.postgresql.org <pgsql-novice@lists.postgresql.org>
On Mon, Feb 16, 2026 at 4:40 PM Subramanian,Ramachandran
<ramachandran.subramanian@alte-leipziger.de> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
>
>
> we are running postgres V16 on Linux and when I try to run pg_verifybackup I get the following error.
>
>
>
> Does it mean that we have an incomplete installation ?
>
>
>
> I would be grateful for any pointers on how to resolve this issue.
>
>
>
> LG
>
>
> Ram
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>
> [postgres]$ pg_verifybackup /var/lib/pgsql/base_backup_dir/XXX/2026-02-16T11-52-27
>
> pg_verifybackup: error: program "pg_waldump" is needed by pg_verifybackup but was not found in the same directory as "/usr/bin/pg_verifybackup"
>
>
>
> [postgres]$ type pg_verifybackup
>
> pg_verifybackup is hashed (/bin/pg_verifybackup)
>
> [postgres]$ type pg_waldump
>
> -bash: type: pg_waldump: not found
>
Yes, pg_waldump is missing, which suggests an incomplete installation.
For the time being, you can bypass this error by using the
--no-parse-wal option in pg_verifybackup to skip WAL verification, but
it’s better to install pg_waldump for the complete verification.
Regards,
Amul
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