Re: initdb creates a wrong-version database

Hi Anton,

   I guess that you are trying to initdb a location that was
previously initdb'ed with the older version. Check if your $PGDATA
contains information, and if you, consider to rename it or created a
new $PGDATA to initdb.

  Regards,
Guido.

On 3/17/06, Anton J. Garnik <valinor@irfc.ru> wrote:
> Hello pgsql-admin,
>
>   I have installed PostgreSQL 8.1.3 on Trustix Secure Linux
>   When I have created the initial database with initdb
>   and run postmaster, it says:
> ---------------------------
> An old version of the database format was found.\nYou need to upgrade the data format before using P
> ostgreSQL.\nSee /usr/share/postgresql-package/README.rpm.dist for more information.
> ---------------------------
>
>  What is wrong? In the README I found no information about how to
>  convert database format, just about migration data
>
>  There was postgresql 7.4 libs in my /usr/lib directory (it is needed by
>  php4), but no conflicts with names.
>
> --
> Best regards,
>  Anton                          mailto:valinor@irfc.ru
>
> Ekaterinburg, Russia
>
>
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