Re: newbie question

["A.j. Langereis" <a(dot)j(dot)langereis(at)inter(dot)nl(dot)net>]

More information on upgrading PostgreSQL can be found in the manual:

For you that would be:
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/7.4/interactive/install-upgrading.html

Your sincerely,

Aarjan Langereis

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andreas Pflug" <pgadmin(at)pse-consulting(dot)de>
To: "Sameer Sharma" <sash_us2000(at)yahoo(dot)com>
Cc: <pgadmin-support(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 11:23 PM
Subject: Re: [pgadmin-support] newbie question


> Sameer Sharma wrote:
> 
> >Recently, I upgraded my OS from RH8 to Fedora.
> >This implicitly upgraded my database to PG7.4.6 
> >from PG7.2.X.
> >Due to this I am unable to use the existing database,
> >since starting postmaster with the same Data gives an
> >initializing data dictionary error (Incompatible
> >between versions).
> >What options do I have in order to save my data?
> >  
> >
> 
> Wrong list.
> You probably have to downgrade to 7.2 to get your data back.
> 
> Regards,
> Andreas
> 
> 
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