Re: corrupt db

How did you get the data onto the new server?

On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 10:00 AM, Lars Gustafsson <gumse(at)mac(dot)com> wrote:
> A client of mine hade a HD crash, he had a backup of his pgsql/data catalog,
> but when trying to start the server (on a newly installed postgres, same
> version he had) I get the following message:
>
> postgres$ FATAL:  database files are incompatible with server
> DETAIL:  The database cluster was initialized with PG_CONTROL_VERSION
> 906166272, but the server was compiled with PG_CONTROL_VERSION 822.
> HINT:  It looks like you need to initdb.
>
>
> Is it beyond repair ? Any last resorts ?
>

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