Yes, it is: postgres=# \l List of databases Name | Owner | Encoding | Collate | Ctype | Access privileges -----------+----------+-----------+-------------+-------------+----------------------- bacula | bacula | SQL_ASCII | C | C | =Tc/bacula + | | | | | bacula=C*T*c*/bacula
-----Original Message----- From: Dan Langille [mailto:d...@langille.org] Sent: Monday, November 27, 2017 1:29 PM To: Michel Figgins Cc: bacula-users Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Errors migrating from mysql to postgres > On Nov 27, 2017, at 2:13 PM, Michel Figgins <mfigg...@atlasallied.com> wrote: > > Hello, > I'm trying to migrate from a mysql backend to a postgresql backend and > I'm getting an error importing the RestoreObject table. Specifically I'm > getting : > ERROR: invalid input syntax for type bytea LINE 1: > ...bjectCompression) VALUES (1588,'job_metadata.xml','<B\0A\0C\... > Googling around leads me to believe that Postgres isn't liking the > format of RestoreObject field, but I'm stumped as to how to change it. > So my questions: Can anyone suggest a way to modify the INSERT > statement to one Postgres will understand? Do I actually need to import this > table, or will the entries get re-populated as successful backups are > completed? > Additional Info: > This is on Fedora 27, Bacula version is 9.0.5, the MySQL database is MariaDB > 10.2.9, the PostgreSQL database is 9.6.6. The mysqldump command used to > generate the import file is : > mysqldump -t -n -c -e --compatible=postgresql --skip-quote-names --skip-opt > --disable-keys --lock-tables -u bacula -pXXXXX bacula | grep -v "INSERT > INTO Status" | sed -e 's/0000-00-00 00:00:00/1970-01-01 00:00:00/g' | sed > -e 's/\\0//' | sed -e "s#\\\'#\'\'#g" > bacula-export.sql > The pqsl command used to import the dump is: > psql -Ubacula bacula < bacula-export.sql Can you confirm your PostgreSQL is SQL_ASCII? $ psql -l List of databases Name | Owner | Encoding | Collate | Ctype | Access privileges ------------------+----------+-----------+---------+-------+------------ ------------------+----------+-----------+---------+-------+----------- bacula | bacula | SQL_ASCII | C | C | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users