Re: Two started cluster on the same data directory and port

Yes, it exists but it is obsolete. The files and directories are all dated
2022.

It was obsolete and no longer valid, it could be deleted. Only the main
cluster is correct.

El jue, 30 nov 2023 a las 17:43, Adrian Klaver (<adrian(dot)klaver(at)aklaver(dot)com>)
escribió:

> On 11/30/23 08:37, Loles wrote:
> > Every time I stop the main_old cluster with sudo pg_ctlcluster stop 14
> > main_old, both are stopped. And when I raise sudo pg_ctlcluster start 14
> > main, both are raised.
> >
> > I don't know how I got into this situation and I don't know how to
> > resolve it.
>
> Is there both?:
>
> /etc/postgresql/14/main/
> /etc/postgresql/14/main_old/
>
> >
> >
> > El jue, 30 nov 2023 a las 17:34, Loles (<lolesft(at)gmail(dot)com
> > <mailto:lolesft(at)gmail(dot)com>>) escribió:
> >
> > Indeed, that is the problem, they are two different clusters,
> > pointing to the same data directory and reading from the same port.
> >
> > I can't change the port because it is the same postgresql.conf
> >
> > I don't know how to disassociate the main_old cluster from the data
> > directory or how to resolve this situation.
> >
> > El jue, 30 nov 2023 a las 16:32, Adrian Klaver
> > (<adrian(dot)klaver(at)aklaver(dot)com <mailto:adrian(dot)klaver(at)aklaver(dot)com>>)
> > escribió:
> >
> > On 11/30/23 07:23, Adrian Klaver wrote:
> > > On 11/30/23 05:37, Loles wrote:
> > >> Hi!
> > >>
> > >> I have this situation on a server that is giving me problems.
> > >>
> > >> postgres(at)hostname:~$ pg_lsclusters
> > >> Ver Cluster Port Status Owner Data directory
> > Log file
> > >> 14 main 5432 online postgres /var/lib/postgresql/14/main
> > >> /var/log/postgresql/postgresql-14-main.log
> > >> 14 main_old 5432 online postgres /var/lib/postgresql/14/main
> > >> /var/log/postgresql/postgresql-14-main_old.log
> > >>
> > >> How can I stop, even delete, the main_old cluster?
> > >
> > > Assuming you are on Debian/Ubuntu.
> > >
> > > 1) sudo pg_ctlcluster stop 14 main_old
> > >
> > > This will stop the server for this session
> > >
> > > 2) sudo vi /etc/postgresql/14/main_old/start.conf
> > >
> > > Change auto to manual.
> > > This will keep the server from restarting on reboot.
> > > You can still start it using
> > > sudo pg_ctlcluster start 14 main_old
> > > Though if you want to do that then:
> > > vi /etc/postgresql/14/main_old/postgresql.conf
> > > and change port to something other then 5432.
> > >
> > > 3) If you have determined you really don't need that server
> > and have all
> > > the data safely backed up or moved to the other server,
> > then(THIS IS NOT
> > > REVERSIBLE):
> > >
> > > sudo pg_dropcluster 14 main_old
> >
> > Blaming it on not enough coffee, but I just noticed both
> > clusters are
> > pointing at the same data directory. I would NOT do:
> >
> > sudo pg_dropcluster 14 main_old
> >
> > >
> > >>
> > >> Thanks!
> > >>
> > >
> >
> > --
> > Adrian Klaver
> > adrian(dot)klaver(at)aklaver(dot)com <mailto:adrian(dot)klaver(at)aklaver(dot)com>
> >
>
> --
> Adrian Klaver
> adrian(dot)klaver(at)aklaver(dot)com
>
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