What it probably means is that this: svc:/application/database/postgresql_83:default_64bit is pointing at a different instance of Postgres than this: pg_ctl -D /var/lib/pgsql/data -l postmaster.log start
indeed. # svcprop svc:/application/database/postgresql_83:default_64bit | grep data /var/postgres/8.3/data_64 so, yeah, wrong place entirely. god knows what mess you have now. # svcprop svc:/application/database/postgresql:version_81 | grep data postgresql/data astring /var/lib/pgsql/data hmmmmm. -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general