In response to Carlos Mennens <carlos.menn...@gmail.com>: > I did an upgrade on my database server this past weekend and the > database fails to start. I checked /var/log/postgresql and found the > reason: > > [r...@slave ~]# ps aux | grep postgres > root 5189 0.0 0.0 8128 956 pts/0 S+ 12:28 0:00 grep postgres > > [r...@slave ~]# /etc/rc.d/postgresql start > :: Starting PostgreSQL > > [BUSY] server starting > > > [DONE] > [r...@slave ~]# ps aux | grep postgres > root 5205 0.0 0.0 8128 960 pts/0 R+ 12:28 0:00 grep postgres > > [r...@slave ~]# tail -n 50 /var/log/postgresql.log > FATAL: database files are incompatible with server > DETAIL: The data directory was initialized by PostgreSQL version 8.4, > which is not compatible with this version 9.0.1. > FATAL: database files are incompatible with server > DETAIL: The data directory was initialized by PostgreSQL version 8.4, > which is not compatible with this version 9.0.1. > FATAL: database files are incompatible with server > DETAIL: The data directory was initialized by PostgreSQL version 8.4, > which is not compatible with this version 9.0.1. > > Does anyone know if this is a issue with PostgreSQL or with the way > Arch Linux packages the upgrade?
I can't speak for Arch Linux' upgrade setup, but going from 8.4 -> 9.0 requires that the data directory either be dumped/recreated, or ran through the new upgrade process (which (as yet) I have no experience with). If the Arch Linux stuff doesn't do that automatically, then you'll have to do it manually. -- Bill Moran http://www.potentialtech.com http://people.collaborativefusion.com/~wmoran/ -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
