Re: Possible bug in postgresql-7.1.3-1PGDG

From: Rich Shepard <rshepard(at)appl-ecosys(dot)com>
To: <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Possible bug in postgresql-7.1.3-1PGDG
Date: 2001-10-19 05:02:27
Message-ID: Pine.LNX.4.33.0110182158580.10193-100000@salmo.appl-ecosys.com
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On Thu, 18 Oct 2001, Tom Lane wrote:

> Well, I can explain that: it's because you have an unnecessary ending
> slash in your -D parameter. The code just concatenates "/global/pg_control"
> to whatever you typed.

Tom,

OK, a slip of the fingers. But, ... there's no global/ in my installation.
the file is in /var/lib/pgsql/data, not /var/lib/pgsql/data/global. I think
_that's_ where the problem be.

> > I did see a reference -- somewhere -- saying that this was a known upgrade
> > bug and the web sites had a solution.
>
> Doesn't ring a bell with me offhand. Can you find that reference again?

Mumble, mumble, mumble ... OK. I'll look Friday if I can make the time.
Oh, ... it was in the README.rpm (or some README file of similar name) that
still had a reference in it to 7.1.2.

HTH,

Rich

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