Hello, I have Debian Linux (unstable) server, and I am trying to upgrade 8.4 version database to 9.0, all developer packages for both versions were installed, as well as client ( postgresql-server-dev-8.4 postgresql-client-8.4 postgresql-server-dev-9.0 postgresql-client-9.0). Here is the command I use /usr/lib/postgresql/9.0/bin/pg_upgrade -d -c /var/lib/postgresql/8.4/main/ -D /var/lib/postgresql/9.0/main/ -b /usr/lib/postgresql/8.4/bin/ -B /usr/lib/postgresql/9.0/bin/ --user=postgres output is as follows: Performing Consistency Checks ----------------------------- Checking old data directory (-c) check for base failed: No such file or directory I stopped server as it was suggested in upgrade manual (http://developer.postgresql.org/pgdocs/postgres/pgupgrade.html) All data directories are exist: $ ls -lha /var/lib/postgresql/8.4/main/ total 72K drwx------ 11 postgres postgres 4.0K Sep 22 23:25 . drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4.0K Sep 22 23:03 .. drwx------ 11 postgres postgres 4.0K Feb 13 2010 base drwx------ 2 postgres postgres 4.0K Sep 21 15:41 global drwx------ 2 postgres postgres 4.0K Mar 4 2010 pg_clog drwx------ 4 postgres postgres 4.0K Dec 3 2009 pg_multixact drwx------ 2 postgres postgres 4.0K Sep 21 15:41 pg_stat_tmp drwx------ 2 postgres postgres 4.0K Sep 12 00:58 pg_subtrans drwx------ 2 postgres postgres 4.0K Dec 3 2009 pg_tblspc drwx------ 2 postgres postgres 4.0K Dec 3 2009 pg_twophase -rw------- 1 postgres postgres 4 Dec 3 2009 PG_VERSION drwx------ 3 postgres postgres 4.0K Sep 18 13:26 pg_xlog -rw-r--r-- 1 postgres postgres 17K Sep 22 23:25 postgresql.conf -rw------- 1 postgres postgres 133 Sep 15 21:01 postmaster.opts lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 36 Dec 3 2009 server.crt -> /etc/ssl/certs/ssl-cert-snakeoil.pem lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 38 Dec 3 2009 server.key -> /etc/ssl/private/ssl-cert-snakeoil.key $ ls -lha /var/lib/postgresql/9.0/main/ total 76K drwx------ 12 postgres postgres 4.0K Sep 23 13:34 . drwxr-xr-x 3 postgres postgres 4.0K Sep 21 15:49 .. drwx------ 6 postgres postgres 4.0K Sep 22 22:51 base drwx------ 2 postgres postgres 4.0K Sep 23 13:34 global drwx------ 2 postgres postgres 4.0K Sep 21 15:49 pg_clog drwx------ 4 postgres postgres 4.0K Sep 21 15:49 pg_multixact drwx------ 2 postgres postgres 4.0K Sep 23 11:52 pg_notify drwx------ 2 postgres postgres 4.0K Sep 23 13:34 pg_stat_tmp drwx------ 2 postgres postgres 4.0K Sep 21 15:49 pg_subtrans drwx------ 2 postgres postgres 4.0K Sep 21 15:49 pg_tblspc drwx------ 2 postgres postgres 4.0K Sep 21 15:49 pg_twophase -rw------- 1 postgres postgres 4 Sep 21 15:49 PG_VERSION drwx------ 3 postgres postgres 4.0K Sep 21 15:49 pg_xlog -rw-r--r-- 1 postgres postgres 18K Sep 22 23:27 postgresql.conf -rw------- 1 postgres postgres 133 Sep 23 11:52 postmaster.opts lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 36 Sep 22 23:00 server.crt -> /etc/ssl/certs/ssl-cert-snakeoil.pem lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 38 Sep 22 23:00 server.key -> /etc/ssl/private/ssl-cert-snakeoil.key Can anyone please give some advice why pg_upgrade fails to uprage old cluster to new one? -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general