On 7/15/16 11:37 AM, Richard Kuhns wrote: > I've copied the entire pgsql directory to a new machine & installed the > most recent 9.3 to try to read it. When I start the server it tells me > that the database was initialized by version 9.4, so it can't handle it. > > I uninstalled 9.3 & installed the most recent 9.4. When I try to start > it, it tells me: > > postgres[99770]: [1-1] FATAL: database files are incompatible with server > postgres[99770]: [1-2] DETAIL: The database cluster was initialized > with PG_CONTROL_VERSION 937, but the server was compiled with > PG_CONTROL_VERSION 942. > > Based on a search of the mailing list archives I'm guessing that the > original postgresql server was a 9.4 beta. Yeah, based on that it looks like it might have been 9.4beta1. If you can't find a tarball for that anywhere anymore, you can check out the tag REL9_4_BETA1 from git and built it yourself. -- Peter Eisentraut http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Remote DBA, Training & Services -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general