On Tue, Jun 14, 2005 at 14:00:03 -0700, Craig White <craigwhite@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I guess I am pretty dumb > > Upgrade from FC-2 to FC-4 > > Postgresql 8 won't start: > > # service postgresql start > > An old version of the database format was found. > You need to upgrade the data format before using PostgreSQL. > See /usr/share/doc/postgresql-8.0.3/README.rpm-dist for more > information. > > That read me suggests that I need to do a database dump but of course, I > don't have old version of database to dump with. I might be able to > install on another computer. Isn't there an easier way? Postgres upgrades between major versions is a pain. You need to do a dump and restore running the old server (preferrably with a new client). There has been talk about trying to do something about this on the postgres lists, but I think it is unlikely to happen for 8.1.
