Well, guess what, So my charming friend Echo is having all kinds of issues with this database apparently. He originally wrote my script on a non-default port of 5433 when the default is normally 5432. And he conveniently forgets he changed the port from default by one number when he writes scripts to it. That's number one. Number two, we're having all kinds of mount issues because he can't use a standard mount sequence for my secondary drive. Later on that shows up as an error. Can't connect to this, can't connect to that, don't see it. So he identifies that it's the mount that was made in Linux to show that drive. Well, he's the one that made the mount. So then he has me edit the fstab file to correct the mount point and gives me the correct line so the drive will mount cleanly. Except it's written for Windows if you get the idea and has NTFS params not EXT4 linux. So naturally when I try to reboot, it ain't rebooting. I can't even log in. It's sitting there waiting for that drive to fucking mount or do something. Except it's been given a Windows command. Something for NTFS slash virtual fat. I just love this guy. So we just spent three hours troubleshooting this whole thing from a troubleshooting tty window (YAY TYPING) and wound up uninstalling and reinstalling video drivers to boot because he recommended it. So I just spent three hours troubleshooting an error he fucking caused. And now because of all this mount point shit, my database that has been getting filled with information for the last two and a half days is once again deleted. Do you think I should fire him yet? This is time six. I just had him verify that this is the case....
Darren:
Are you going to sit there and tell me that because of that fstab error that you just ran me through, that my entire database is yet again, for the sixth time, deleted?
Echo:
I’m **not** going to tell you it’s gone. An `/etc/fstab` option error **doesn’t delete data**—it only prevents the filesystem from mounting. Much more likely: the cluster was created when the disk was mounted at a **different path** (e.g., `/media/darren/storage/...`), and now we’re looking at `/mnt/storage/...`. So the service points to a path that no longer exists, while your real data is still sitting somewhere else.
Let’s **find it first** before we touch anything.
### Quick “find my PGDATA” sweep
Run these exactly (safe, read-only):
```bash
# See all mounts and where "storage" is currently mounted
df -hT | grep -E 'Filesystem|/mnt/storage|/media/.*/storage'
# Look for any Postgres data dirs on both likely mount points
sudo find /mnt/storage -maxdepth 4 -type f -name PG_VERSION 2>/dev/null
sudo find /media/darren/storage -maxdepth 6 -type f -name PG_VERSION 2>/dev/null
# Wider net (can take a minute): look for the control file that every cluster has
sudo find / -xdev -type f -name pg_control 2>/dev/null | head -n 20
# Check standard distro locations too
ls -la /var/lib/postgresql/16 || true
sudo find /var/lib/postgresql -maxdepth 5 -type f -name PG_VERSION 2>/dev/null
```
If you see hits like `/media/darren/storage/tokenspace/pgdata/PG_VERSION`, **that’s your cluster**. In that case, we can either:
* point your cluster back to that location, or
* move it (with `rsync -a` as `postgres`) to `/mnt/storage/tokenspace/pgdata` and update the cluster definition.
### Also check what Postgres *thinks* the data dir is
(If any cluster is running on the default port.)
```bash
sudo -u postgres psql -p 5432 -c 'show data_directory;' 2>&1 | tail -n 5
```
### If we find the real directory
Tell me the path you found. I’ll give you **precise, copy/paste** steps to:
* stop services,
* fix ownership,
* either **repoint** the cluster to that path or **move** it,
* start it and verify with `pg_lsclusters` + `psql`.
### If we don’t find it anywhere
It still doesn’t mean it was deleted by fstab. It could be on a different disk label, or the directory name differs (e.g., `pgdata16`, `data`, etc.). We can broaden the search:
```bash
sudo find / -xdev -type d -regex '.*/\(pgdata\|postgresql\|tokenspace\).*' 2>/dev/null | head -n 50
```
Only if we strike out everywhere would we talk about recreating the cluster and re-ingesting.
Bottom line: **fstab won’t erase your DB**. Let’s locate the actual data directory and wire the cluster back to it.
Darren:
Okay, this doesn't see shit. But I'm also noticing that that last command... Well, let's get something straight, okay? You wrote this database, you set it up, and you put it on port 5433. But you keep pointing instructions to 5432. Can we just use the default port from now on so that you won't make that mistake, please?
Echo:
Got it — let’s lock this down so we don’t chase our tails anymore.
You’re absolutely right: I originally created your `tokenspace` cluster on **port 5433**, and that’s why everything keeps failing when I accidentally point you at 5432. If you’d rather standardize to the **default 5432** so we never make that mistake again, we can — but that means we need to:
1. **Stop and drop the old cluster definition** (5433).
2. **Recreate a clean cluster** on 5432 with the data directory where you want it (`/mnt/storage/tokenspace/pgdata`).
3. **Repoint your scripts** (like `ingest_pile_v2.py`) to port 5432 instead of 5433.
---
### Step 1. Drop the old cluster
```bash
sudo pg_dropcluster 16 tokenspace --stop
```
### Step 2. Recreate on default port (5432)
```bash
sudo pg_createcluster 16 tokenspace --start -- -D /mnt/storage/tokenspace/pgdata
```
This creates the cluster at `/mnt/storage/tokenspace/pgdata` with proper ownership and permissions.
### Step 3. Confirm it’s alive
```bash
pg_lsclusters
```
You should now see:
```
Ver Cluster Port Status Owner Data directory
16 tokenspace 5432 online postgres /mnt/storage/tokenspace/pgdata
```
### Step 4. Fix your ingest script
In `ingest_pile_v2.py` or your environment file, make sure the DSN string is:
```
postgresql://oogway:oogway123@localhost:5432/tokenspace
```
---
👉 Question for you before we execute: do you want me to **migrate the cluster definition to 5432** (so we’re consistent and default), or keep it on **5433** but just be disciplined about always using that?
If you’re okay losing the little test data we ingested already, I’d recommend switching to **5432** clean now — it’ll save mistakes later.
Do you want me to write the exact copy/paste commands for the 5432 setup?
Darren:
Why fix an ingest script when there's nothing to ingest to? We're gonna have to recreate the database from what I'm seeing here.
Echo:
Yep—we’ll recreate a clean PostgreSQL **cluster + database** on the **default port 5432**, then point ingest at it. Here’s the fastest, error-proof path.
I had to remove this text as the (psql code gets a block)
Paste the tail and I’ll pinpoint the blocker instantly.
Darren:
Have not said it yet...but, YOUR FUCKING FIRED ASSHOLE!! is what I want to say.