Re: [GENERAL] Forgot to dump old data before re-installing machine

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
Cc: pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org, "Dave Page" <dpage(at)postgresql(dot)org>, "Stefan Schwarzer" <stefan(dot)schwarzer(at)grid(dot)unep(dot)ch>, "Martijn van Oosterhout" <kleptog(at)svana(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Forgot to dump old data before re-installing machine
Date: 2008-01-18 19:18:40
Message-ID: 11542.1200683920@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> writes:
> Here is a possible patch. Example output:

> $ pg-install/bin/postgres -D pg-install/var/data
> FATAL: database files are incompatible with server
> DETAIL: The database cluster was initialized with PG_CONTROL_VERSION 1090715648 (0x41030000), but the server was compiled with PG_CONTROL_VERSION 833 (0x00000341).
> HINT: This could be a mismatched byte order. It looks like you need to initdb.

> I didn't follow how the user got into this mess, so I don't know whether the
> suggestion "you need to initdb" is appropriate.

I think it still is, at least as much as it is in other situations where
we say that. I didn't like the wording of the other part of the hint
though. Maybe "This could be a problem of mismatched byte ordering"?

Other than that quibble, +1.

regards, tom lane

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