>
> after installing pgsql-6.5 ( on a machine with pgsql-6.4.2 installed and
> running ), initdb creates a PG_VERSION file that still reports 6.4;
> subsequent psql connections fail to connect, complaining about "no
> compatible version of postgres found".
>
> before you ask:
> yes, ive made sure that im using 6.5's initdb.
> yes, ive made sure that initdb is looking in the 6.5 dir for its template.
> yes, its writing to a 6.5 dir.
>
> so, errr, what gives?
Check you killed the postmaster for the old version, thats what I forgot
to do, and those were my exact symptoms.
