> On Nov 13, 2020, at 10:23 AM, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
>
> Unless ... could it be that there is another PG server active on the
> machine, whose cluster lacks a "template1" database? Seems unlikely,
> but you might try confirming with "ps auxww | grep post" or the like.
This is a test environment so only the two databases are on it and neither is running. pg_upgrade checks if either is running.
> I also wonder if the cluster you're trying to upgrade from has a
> "template1" database. Not sure if anyone has ever tested whether
> pg_upgrade can cope with the lack of one.
It’s there:
$ psql -p 54320 template1
psql (13.0, server 9.5.23)
Type "help" for help.
template1=#