Strange error in 7.3.1 - Mailing list pgsql-novice

From Duncan Adams (DNS)
Subject Strange error in 7.3.1
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Msg-id 034A824BAA3FBA4CA0CBEF1031A02F3519F2B6@zablv02001.vodacom.corp
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Responses Re: Strange error in 7.3.1  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
List pgsql-novice
Hi all

Does any one know why im getting the following errors.

This is the second postgres database on this box the first one works fine and is version 7.2.1

Thanx

Duncan.

box stats.

uname -a
Linux vodasyslog01 2.4.18-18.7.xsmp #1 SMP Wed Nov 13 19:01:42 EST 2002 i686 unknown

==>

[webadmin@vodasyslog01 databases]$ su - postgres
Password:
bash-2.05$ cd /databases/postgresql/bin/
bash-2.05$ ./psql -l
ERROR:  parser: parse error at or near "("
bash-2.05$ ./psql
ERROR:  parser: parse error at or near "."
Welcome to psql 7.3.1, the PostgreSQL interactive terminal.

Type:  \copyright for distribution terms
       \h for help with SQL commands
       \? for help on internal slash commands
       \g or terminate with semicolon to execute query
       \q to quit

postgres=> \l
ERROR:  parser: parse error at or near "("
postgres=> \c wireman
You are now connected to database wireman.
ERROR:  parser: parse error at or near "."
wireman=> /q
wireman-> ;
ERROR:  parser: parse error at or near "/"
wireman=> ;
wireman=> \q
bash-2.05$ /databases/postgresql/bin/psql
ERROR:  parser: parse error at or near "."
Welcome to psql 7.3.1, the PostgreSQL interactive terminal.

Type:  \copyright for distribution terms
       \h for help with SQL commands
       \? for help on internal slash commands
       \g or terminate with semicolon to execute query
       \q to quit

postgres=> \l
ERROR:  parser: parse error at or near "("
postgres=> \q
bash-2.05$ pwd
/databases/postgresql/bin
bash-2.05$ ./psql -l
ERROR:  parser: parse error at or near "("
bash-2.05$ ./psql template1
ERROR:  parser: parse error at or near "."
Welcome to psql 7.3.1, the PostgreSQL interactive terminal.

Type:  \copyright for distribution terms
       \h for help with SQL commands
       \? for help on internal slash commands
       \g or terminate with semicolon to execute query
       \q to quit

template1=> \l
ERROR:  parser: parse error at or near "("
template1=> \c wireman
You are now connected to database wireman.
ERROR:  parser: parse error at or near "."
wireman=> \dt
ERROR:  parser: parse error at or near "."
wireman=> \d
ERROR:  parser: parse error at or near "."
wireman=>
wireman=> \q
bash-2.05$ uname -a
Linux vodasyslog01 2.4.18-18.7.xsmp #1 SMP Wed Nov 13 19:01:42 EST 2002 i686
unknown
bash-2.05$
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