On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 2:02 PM, raghu ram <raghuchennuru@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 1:47 PM, Atri Sharma <atri.jiit@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> I am running PostgreSQL 9.1 currently and I want to run 9.2beta2 >> simultaneously with it.Is it possible? >> > > Yes, You can have multiple PostgreSQL versions on same host. > >> I downloaded the 9.2beta2 sources,untared them and ran >> ./configure,make and make install without uninstalling 9.1. > > > ./configure --prefix=<new location of PostgreSQL 9.2 beta2 binaries> > > make > > make install > > <new location of PostgreSQL 9.2 beta2 binaries>/bin/initdb -D <new data > directory location of 9.2beta2> > > modify "Port" number in postgresql.conf file located under <new data > directory location of 9.2beta2> > > <new location of PostgreSQL 9.2 beta2 binaries>/bin/pg_ctl -D <new data > directory location of 9.2beta2> start > >> >> >> Now,when I am running pg_ctl start,I am getting the following error: >> >> pg_ctl start >> server starting >> gitc@ubuntu:~/Downloads$ FATAL: database files are incompatible with >> server >> DETAIL: The data directory was initialized by PostgreSQL version 9.1, >> which is not compatible with this version 9.2beta2. >> >> Please help me.What should I be doing to recover from this error and >> get back to 9.1? >> > > Suspecting for this error message is, binaries upgraded upto 9.2beta2 & > PostgreSQL instance running with PostgreSQL 9.1 binaries and again you are > trying to start instance with pg_ctl of 9.2beta2 binary. > > > -- > > Thanks & Regards, > > Raghu Ram > > > Hi Raghu, Thanks for your reply. I ran make install in my 9.1 directory again,and this time,the server started but is giving errors in running the code which was running earlier.Could you tell me a way in which I could remove both 9.1 and 9.2beta2 and build both from scratch and install them independently this time? Atri -- Regards, Atri l'apprenant -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
