Re: problem with locale :

Hi Eugenio,

Use the following command to know about the locale.
pg_controldata <Data Directory>

For more information, please follow the link given below:
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/app-pgcontroldata.html

Thanks & Regards,
Vibhor Kumar
www.enteprisedb.com

Stefan Kaltenbrunner wrote:
> Eugenio Modesti wrote:
>> Hello,
>> i received a copy of a postgresql data directory and i need to read
>> it (and do a regular dump).
>> the datadir version is 8.1 so i installed that version of the server.
>> When trying to start the server i got this:
>> Error: The server must be started under the locale : which does not
>> exist anymore
>>
>> how can i know on which locale that datadir is based?
>> what is ":" as a locale?
>>
>> the server is running under ubuntu server.
>
> are you sure that the datadirectory you got was not created on a 32bit
> box and you are running a 64bit OS (or the other way round)?
>
>
> Stefan
>