2013/2/15 Ian Harding <harding.ian@xxxxxxxxx> > > > On Feb 14, 2013, at 9:50 PM, Ian Lawrence Barwick <barwick@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > 2013/2/15 Ian Harding <harding.ian@xxxxxxxxx> >> >> When I run pg_upgrade, it tries to start the old cluster with the -w flag, which waits a while and declares failure, even though it starts the server. If I start/stop without -w everything is great. >> >> Can I tell pg_upgrade not to use that flag, or is there a reason it is not working that I should look into? >> >> version >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> PostgreSQL 8.4.8 on x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, compiled by GCC gcc-4.4.real (Debian 4.4.5-8) 4.4.5, 64-bit >> > > Which PostgreSQL version is the old cluster, and which version is the new cluster? What options are you supplying to pg_upgrade, and what output are you getting? > > Old is 8.4, new is 9.2. I am not supplying an but the minimum options and --check succeeds. My > pg_ctl fails when run by hand with -w (although the database does start) so I know that's the issue. Maybe try running pg_upgrade with the --retain option and check pg_upgrade_server.log for clues? Ian Barwick -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
