Hi,
On Wed, Aug 20, 2025 at 10:25:08AM +0100, Achilleas Mantzios wrote:
> 12:12:43.679 EEST @ line:1 FATAL: database files are incompatible with
> server
> [15615] 68a5918b.3cff 2025-08-20 12:12:43.679 EEST @ line:2 DETAIL: The
> database cluster was initialized with CATALOG_VERSION_NO 202504091, but the
> server was compiled with CATALOG_VERSION_NO 20250629
> 1.
> [15615] 68a5918b.3cff 2025-08-20 12:12:43.679 EEST @ line:3 HINT: It looks
> like you need to initdb.
>
> Is the catalog version indeed different between 18beta1 and 18beta3 ?
Yes, that is correct, you will need to do a migration. Postgres only
guarantees catalog stability after the first stable release (but usually
at least the release candidates no longer change the catalog).
Michael
