Which version of bacula-director-pgsql do you have on the PostgreSQL server? You need 13.0.4.
This line in your output shows that /usr/share/bacula-director/update_postgresql_tables is from an older version (probably 9.x.y): > This script can only update an existing version 12-15 database to version 16. __Martin >>>>> On Wed, 21 May 2025 13:14:46 +0200, Saiful Bhuiyan said: > > Hi Martin, > > I tried to run it from the postgresql database. But I got the following > error: > > sudo -u postgres /usr/share/bacula-director/update_postgresql_tables -U > baculadev -d baculadev -h localhost > > This script will update a Bacula PostgreSQL database from version 12-15 to > 16 > > Depending on the current version of your catalog, > you may have to run this script multiple times. > > Password for user baculadev: > > The existing database is version 16 !! > This script can only update an existing version 12-15 database to version > 16. > Error. Cannot upgrade this database. > > Any idea? > > > Sincerely, > Saiful > > On Tue, May 20, 2025 at 7:33 PM Martin Simmons <mar...@lispworks.com> wrote: > > > Hi Saiful, > > > > You can probably run it from the PostgreSQL server. > > > > You will have to look at the update_bacula_tables and > > update_postgresql_tables > > scripts installed on the PostgreSQL server to ensure that the db_name > > variable > > is set to bacula_dev. > > > > To be safe, make a backup of the bacula_prod database before running any > > update script. > > > > __Martin > > > > > > >>>>> On Tue, 20 May 2025 16:55:41 +0200, Saiful Bhuiyan said: > > > > > > Hi Martin, > > > > > > Thanks for your reply. > > > > > > Could you please advise on the correct way to upgrade the bacula_dev > > > database schema in this situation? Specifically, What is the exact > > command > > > I should use with update_bacula_tables to target the bacula_dev database? > > > > > > I installed the bacula-director package in my postgresql server just to > > run > > > update script from postgresql database server. The script > > > update_postgresql_tables is under /usr/share/bacula-director. > > > > > > Or should I run it from my bacula-director server. Could you please share > > > the exact command to run the script. > > > > > > > > > Sincerely, > > > Saiful > > > > > > On Mon, May 19, 2025 at 6:42 PM Martin Simmons <mar...@lispworks.com> > > wrote: > > > > > > > Yes, you need to run update_bacula_tables as root. Any arguments will > > be > > > > passed to psql for the password etc (but not the database name). > > > > > > > > update_bacula_tables just invokes update_postgresql_tables and you can > > > > check > > > > the db_name variable in that script to see which database it will > > update. > > > > > > > > If you can temporarily stop the production Director, then maybe > > temporarily > > > > setting ALLOW_CONNECTIONS to false in the bacula_prod database > > > > (https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/sql-alterdatabase.html) while > > > > running > > > > update_bacula_tables will make it slightly safer? > > > > > > > > __Martin > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>> On Mon, 19 May 2025 17:06:19 +0200, Saiful Bhuiyan said: > > > > > > > > > > Hello community, > > > > > > > > > > I'm upgrading my Bacula Director from 9.4.2 to 13.0.4 on Ubuntu > > 24.04. My > > > > > PostgreSQL database (version 12) is located on a separate server > > (Ubuntu > > > > > 20.04). This PostgreSQL server hosts two Bacula catalog databases: > > > > > > > > > > bacula_prod: My production 9.4.2 catalog (which I want to keep as > > > > is). > > > > > > > > > > bacula_dev: A new database created for the 13.0.4 upgrade. > > > > > > > > > > My goal was to create a new database for the Bacula 13.0.4 > > installation, > > > > > leaving my existing 9.4.2 setup untouched. I performed the following > > > > steps: > > > > > > > > > > Dumped the bacula_prod database (from the 9.4.2 setup). > > > > > > > > > > Restored the dump into a new database named bacula_dev on the > > > > > PostgreSQL server. > > > > > > > > > > Installed Bacula 13.0.4 on my Ubuntu 24.04 server. > > > > > > > > > > Configured the 13.0.4 Director to connect to the bacula_dev > > database. > > > > > > > > > > However, when I try to start the Bacula 13.0.4 Director, I encounter > > the > > > > > following error: > > > > > > > > > > May 19 16:27:22 HOSTNAME.DOMAIN.com bacula-dir[883320]: bacula-dir: > > > > > dird.c:1462-0 Could not open Catalog "BackupCatalog", database > > > > "bacula_dev". > > > > > May 19 16:27:22 HOSTNAME.DOMAIN.com bacula-dir[883320]: bacula-dir: > > > > > dird.c:1468-0 Version error for database "bacula_dev". Wanted 1024, > > got > > > > 16 > > > > > May 19 16:27:22 HOSTNAME.DOMAIN.com bacula-dir[883320]: 19-May 16:27 > > > > > bacula-dir ERROR TERMINATION > > > > > > > > > > It seems that the Bacula 13.0.4 Director is expecting a database > > schema > > > > > version 1024, but it's finding version 16 (the version from my Bacula > > > > 9.4.2 > > > > > database dump). > > > > > > > > > > My understanding is that I need to upgrade the schema of the > > bacula_dev > > > > > database to be compatible with Bacula 13.0.4. I believe I need to > > use the > > > > > update_bacula_tables script, but I want to confirm the correct > > procedure > > > > to > > > > > avoid affecting my production bacula database. > > > > > > > > > > Could you please advise on the correct way to upgrade the bacula_dev > > > > > database schema in this situation? Specifically: > > > > > > > > > > What is the exact command I should use with update_bacula_tables > > to > > > > > target the bacula_dev database? > > > > > > > > > > Are there any specific precautions I should take, given that I > > have > > > > > another Bacula database on the same PostgreSQL server? > > > > > > > > > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > > > > > > > > > Thank you. > > > > > > > > > > Sincerely, > > > > > Saif > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
