Re: WARNING: psql version 8.4, server version 9.2. - Mailing list pgsql-admin

Hello,

I installed Postgres 9.2 on a new server that has Redhat Enterprise Linux 6, which came with Postgres 8.4.  I did not want to use the 8.4 and never ran initdb on it.  Instead, I installed postgres 9.2 via yum and di the initdb, etc, on 9.2 and have been using only that version.  I have the postgres 8.4 service shut down and set to not start up upon reboot.  Whenever I log into one of my databases, I always get this warning:

 

-bash-4.1$ psql testdb

psql (8.4.13, server 9.2.9)

WARNING: psql version 8.4, server version 9.2.

         Some psql features might not work.

Type "help" for help.

testdb =#

 

Inside the database it says it is version 9.2:

testdb =# select version();

                                                   version

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

PostgreSQL 9.2.9 on x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, compiled by gcc (GCC) 4.4.7 20120313 (Red Hat 4.4.7-4), 64-bit

(1 row)

 

testdb =#

 

And the version file of the database says it is 9.2:

-bash-4.1$ cat /var/lib/pgsql/9.2/data/PG_VERSION

9.2

-bash-4.1$

 

So how can my server have psql 8.4, but server 9.2?  So far I have not noticed any problems with the databases and queries against them work, but could it become a problem at some time?  Do I have to do something to upgrade the psql 8.4 to 9.2?

 

Thanks for any advice,

Julie