[ic] mixed up catalog.cfg files

Bill Carr bill at worldwideimpact.com
Wed May 9 12:03:13 EDT 2007


On May 9, 2007, at 11:27 AM, Dan Bergan wrote:

> Hello All -
>
> I made a big error yesterday and loaded a catalog.cfg file for a test
> catalog into my live catalog (and restarted).  I quickly realized my
> error and put the correct file back in place and restarted the
> catalog.  Everything looked to be running fine again.
>
> However, when I looked at the error.log, I saw this (when applying the
> incorrect cfg file):
> - - - [08/May/2007:17:25:53 -0400] - - table orderline created: create
> table orderline (
>> code char(14) NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
>> store_id varchar(9) DEFAULT '' NOT NULL,
> (etc...)
>
> There were a few other tables as well.
>
> Then I noticed that the last two years worth of transactions and
> orderline records were gone from my database!  It also looks like
> about 5 months worth of userdb records are missing as well.
>
> I do have a backup, but why would some of the records be deleted?  I
> just want to understand what happened so I can make sure I fix/restore
> everything correctly.
You'll want to check out the NoImport directive to prevent that from  
happening in the future:

http://www.icdevgroup.org/interchange-doc-5.2.0/frames/icconfig_118.html

Bill Carr
Bottlenose - Wine & Spirits eBusiness Specialists
(877) 857-6700
http://www.bottlenose-wine.com



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