I'm afraid I gave up on pg_upgradecluster, and resorted to force majeur to get 9.1 going. No relevant logs exist any more.
-- Bernard Moreton On Mon, 02 Dec 2013 13:42:10 -0000 Laust Rud Jacobsen <la...@object.io> wrote: > Would you mind sharing any specific errors in the log when starting the > 9.1 cluster? > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1149354 > > Title: > pg_upgradecluster (8.4 to 9.1) failed > > Status in “postgresql-common” package in Ubuntu: > New > > Bug description: > After upgrading to ubuntu 12.04, PG9.1 was running ok alongside the live > 8.4. > A recent migration effort using 'pg_upgradecluster 8.4 main' ran ok until > 'Starting target cluster on the original port...' > when I got > The PostgreSQL server failed to start. Please check the log output > ERROR: Could not start targt cluster; please check configuration and log > files. > > After resetting the port numbers for 8.4 and 9.1, 8.4 is working ok, > but I cannot get 9.1 to start again, and cannot spot any problem in > the config. files. The log files (when finally found) gave no help. > > I propose to apt-get purge postgresql-9.1, then reinstall, then simply > load my data into 9.1 from datadumps. But will this be sufficient? > And would the current settings be helpful before I do? > > > lsb_release -rd > Description: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS > Release: 12.04 > > apt-cache policy postgresql-common > postgresql-common: > Installed: 129ubuntu1 > Candidate: 129ubuntu1 > Version table: > *** 129ubuntu1 0 > 500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/main i386 > Packages > 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status > 129 0 > 500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main i386 Packages > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-common/+bug/1149354/+subscriptions -- Bernard Moreton -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to postgresql-common in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1149354 Title: pg_upgradecluster (8.4 to 9.1) failed Status in “postgresql-common” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: After upgrading to ubuntu 12.04, PG9.1 was running ok alongside the live 8.4. A recent migration effort using 'pg_upgradecluster 8.4 main' ran ok until 'Starting target cluster on the original port...' when I got The PostgreSQL server failed to start. Please check the log output ERROR: Could not start targt cluster; please check configuration and log files. After resetting the port numbers for 8.4 and 9.1, 8.4 is working ok, but I cannot get 9.1 to start again, and cannot spot any problem in the config. files. The log files (when finally found) gave no help. I propose to apt-get purge postgresql-9.1, then reinstall, then simply load my data into 9.1 from datadumps. But will this be sufficient? And would the current settings be helpful before I do? lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS Release: 12.04 apt-cache policy postgresql-common postgresql-common: Installed: 129ubuntu1 Candidate: 129ubuntu1 Version table: *** 129ubuntu1 0 500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/main i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 129 0 500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main i386 Packages To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-common/+bug/1149354/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp