Bruce Momjian wrote: > Bernhard Rohrer wrote: > > Thanks that worked. :) > > > > After this and some more entertainment we are now here: > > > > Restoring database schema to new cluster > > psql:/usr/lib/postgresql/9.0/bin/pg_upgrade_dump_db.sql:24606: ERROR: > > column "name" in child table must be marked NOT NULL > > > > > > There were problems executing "/usr/lib/postgresql/9.0/bin/psql" --set > > ON_ERROR_STOP=on --no-psqlrc --port 5432 --username "postgres" -f > > "/usr/lib/postgresql/9.0/bin/pg_upgrade_dump_db.sql" --dbname template1 > > >> "/dev/null" > > > > > > does that mean line24606? it looks like manual edititng required ... > > I checked the source code and the check it is failing on has this comment: > > /* > * Check columns in child table match up with columns in parent, and increment > * their attinhcount. > * > * Called by ATExecAddInherit > * > * Currently all parent columns must be found in child. Missing columns are an > * error. One day we might consider creating new columns like CREATE TABLE > * does. However, that is widely unpopular --- in the common use case of > * partitioned tables it's a foot-gun. > * > * The data type must match exactly. If the parent column is NOT NULL then > * the child must be as well. Defaults are not compared, however. > */ > MergeAttributesIntoExisting() > > It seems somehow your schema is corrupt --- it is pg_dump that is > failing, and threfore pg_upgrade. We need to find out how you got into > that state. Do a manual pg_dump and see what table is being referenced > on line 24606. It is saying that that table has a 'name' column that is > not marked NOT NULL, while the parent table does have a NOT NULL > specification. Those should match. I don't remember hearing about a > bug in that area of the code. FYI, you can easily reproduce the failure by trying to restore a pg_dump --schema dump into an empty database. -- Bruce Momjian <bruce@xxxxxxxxxx> http://momjian.us EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com + It's impossible for everything to be true. + -- Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin