On Mon, Oct 6, 2025 at 05:23:26PM +0000, PG Bug reporting form wrote:
> The following bug has been logged on the website:
>
> Bug reference: 19075
> Logged by: Sergey Belyashov
> Email address: sergey.belyashov@gmail.com
> PostgreSQL version: 17.6
> Operating system: Debian bookworm x86_64
> Description:
>
> I try to upgrade DB postgresql 17 to 18. So I install postgresql-18 (from
> PostgreSQL repo) and then run "pg_upgradecluster -m link 17 main"...
> It fails on checking wal_level of the new cluster - wal_level should be
> logical but it is replica.
> Reason: I have redefined default settings in the extra config file places in
> the /etc/postgresql/17/main/conf.d/local.conf.
> So I have wal_level=logical defined there, but not in the
> /etc/postgresql/17/main/postgresql.conf.
> If I redefine it in the /etc/postgresql/17/main/postgresql.conf then
> pg_upgradecluster succeed.
pg_upgradecluster is maintained by Debian, not the Postgres project. If
you can reproduce the error via pg_upgrade, which we do maintain, we can
research the cause.
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