Re: database files are incompatible with server - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Adrian Klaver
Subject Re: database files are incompatible with server
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Msg-id 5afe920c-4fce-a4dd-823c-3db521ba6362@aklaver.com
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In response to Re: database files are incompatible with server  (Ron <ronljohnsonjr@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: database files are incompatible with server
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On 8/22/19 6:29 PM, Ron wrote:
> On 8/22/19 7:08 PM, Adrian Klaver wrote:
>> On 8/22/19 4:52 PM, Igal @ Lucee.org wrote:
>>> I have a data directory that was created by Postgres 12 (I thought 
>>> beta 3 but now am not sure anymore) running in Docker.
>>>
>>> I have installed Postgres 12b3 as a Systemd service and am trying to 
>>> set the cluster to the same PGDATA.  I have set the owner of the 
>>> directory to postgres:postrgres, and the permissions to 0700, but I'm 
>>> getting the following error:
>>>
>>> 2019-08-22 23:40:48.759 UTC [23044] FATAL:  database files are 
>>> incompatible with server
>>> 2019-08-22 23:40:48.759 UTC [23044] DETAIL:  The database cluster was 
>>> initialized with CATALOG_VERSION_NO  201906161, but the server was 
>>> compiled with CATALOG_VERSION_NO 201907221.
>>
>> So the cluster is from an older version then the server.
> 
> Aren't Pg files supposed to be compatible within minor versions?
> 

Betas are a moving target so that does not hold:

https://www.postgresql.org/developer/beta/

"Features are subject to changes that are backwards incompatible at any 
time during the development of the betas, and could possibly be removed 
altogether."



-- 
Adrian Klaver
adrian.klaver@aklaver.com



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