Re: Still trying to get pgsql to run

I deleted all files and directories in /var/lib/pgsql/ and it
worked.

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>For the next installment, I have reinstalled the new version
>of pgsql after having installed the older version and now
>cannot get it to run. Any help would be appreciated.
>
>This is what I get.
>
>[root@alphabyte abyte]# /etc/rc.d/init.d/postgresql start
>Checking postgresql installation: looks good!
>
>Starting postgresql service: Database system in directory
>/var/lib/pgsql is not compatible with this version of
>Postgres, or we are unable to read the PG_VERSION file.
>Explanation from ValidatePgVersion: Version number in file
>'/var/lib/pgsql/PG_VERSION' should be 7.0 , not 6.5 .
>
>No data directory -- can't proceed.
>failed.
>[root@alphabyte abyte]#
>
>
>So I change P_VERSION to read 7.0 and get this:
>
>[root@alphabyte abyte]# /etc/rc.d/init.d/postgresql start
>Checking postgresql installation: old version. Need to Upgrade.
>See /usr/doc/postgresql-6.5.2/README.rpm for more information.
>[root@alphabyte abyte]#
>
>Thanks
>Alan
>
>
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