Re: Upgrade Problem: 7.4.3 -> 8.1.2 - Mailing list pgsql-general

Rich Shepard <rshepard@appl-ecosys.com> writes:
> psql -f /var/tmp/backup.sql
> I see:
> psql: FATAL:  database "postgres" does not exist

This looks like you are trying to use an 8.1 psql to talk to a 7.4
postmaster.  Database "postgres" should exist by default in an 8.1
installation but it would not in 7.4.  Better check which postmaster
is really running.

            regards, tom lane