In response to Marc Lustig : > Hi, > can we safely put the data from /var/lib/postgresql/8.4/main/ of server x to > /var/lib/postgresql/8.3/main/ of server y, considering that the new target > machine is running 8.3 whereas the old one ran 8.4 ?
No! Make a regular Backup und restore that Backup. Consider, 8.4 contains features that not in 8.3, maybe you are not able to do this. Regards, Andreas -- Andreas Kretschmer Kontakt: Heynitz: 035242/47150, D1: 0160/7141639 (mehr: -> Header) GnuPG: 0x31720C99, 1006 CCB4 A326 1D42 6431 2EB0 389D 1DC2 3172 0C99 -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
