Thread: BUG #16973: Backward compatibility: pg_restore: [archiver] unsupported version (1.14) in file header

The following bug has been logged on the website:

Bug reference:      16973
Logged by:          Piotr F
Email address:      frankaen@gmail.com
PostgreSQL version: 10.16
Operating system:   Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Description:

Hello,

Full dump created on April 12, 2021, default Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, cannot be
restored on April 19, with the current output:

psql --version
psql (PostgreSQL) 10.16 (Ubuntu 10.16-1.pgdg20.04+1)

pg_restore returns:
pg_restore: [archiver] unsupported version (1.14) in file header

PostgreSQL server installed all along with the OpenProject installation.

Sorry for being brief, I am not a developer, if needed, I will be happy to
provide with more info, just let me know which one, and how to get the
necessary output.

Cheers,
Piotr

PG Bug reporting form <noreply@postgresql.org> writes:
> Full dump created on April 12, 2021, default Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, cannot be
> restored on April 19, with the current output:

> psql --version
> psql (PostgreSQL) 10.16 (Ubuntu 10.16-1.pgdg20.04+1)

> pg_restore returns:
> pg_restore: [archiver] unsupported version (1.14) in file header

The most obvious explanation for this is that you made the dump
with a v12-or-later pg_dump, and are now trying to restore it
with a pre-v12 pg_restore.  If so, the failure is expected.

            regards, tom lane