Re: pg_upgrade and generated column - Mailing list pgsql-admin

From Imran Khan
Subject Re: pg_upgrade and generated column
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In response to pg_upgrade and generated column  (kaido vaikla <kaido.vaikla@gmail.com>)
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Hi,

Why are you trying to retain? What does --check gives?

Thanks,
Imran

On Mon, Mar 3, 2025, 4:50 PM kaido vaikla <kaido.vaikla@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi,

O/S is
Rocky Linux release 9.5

Command is
nohup time /usr/pgsql-16/bin/pg_upgrade -d /pgdata/pgsql/15/data -D /pgdata/pgsql/16/data -b /usr/pgsql-15/bin -B /usr/pgsql-16/bin --retain 2>&1&

and
pg_upgrade fails with error:

...
pg_restore: from TOC entry 226; 1259 17061 TABLE m_access_cert_campaign iamappadmin
pg_restore: error: could not execute query: ERROR:  column "objecttype" in child table must not be a generated column
Command was:
-- For binary upgrade, must preserve pg_type oid
SELECT pg_catalog.binary_upgrade_set_next_pg_type_oid('17063'::pg_catalog.oid);
...


I can find some descriptions of the problems from internet,
but there are no instructions or recommendations on postgres.org,  
what is the "correct" way to upgrade a db if it has a "generated column".
Some suggestion pls. Can i use pg_upgrade at all?

br
Kaido

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