hello everybody i'm a newbie in postgresql when i do this: # su - postgre $ /usr/local/pgsql/bin/postmaster -i -D /home/postgre/database i've got this: FATAL: database files are incompatible with server DETAIL: The data directory was initialized by postgresql version 7.3, which is not compatible with this version actually i would like to upgrade my Postgresql, and i do this to remove older version: # rpm -e postgresql than i got this: error: Failed Dependecies: postgresql = 7.3.2 is needed by (installed) postgresql-contrib-7.3.2-3 postgresql = 7.3.2 is needed by (installed) postgresql-server-7.3.2-3 postgresql = 7.3.2 is needed by (installed) postgresql-pl-7.3.2-3 postgresql = 7.3.2 is needed by (installed) postgresql-test-7.3.2-3 can explain and how to fix this plz, sumbody help me... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com