Re: Bash profile

[Ron Johnson <ronljohnsonjr@xxxxxxxxx>]

So?

Honestly, your question has zero to do with Postgresql.  Its basic Linux configuration.

Before the migration, PGDATA and PATH should point to the v12 "stuff", and after the migration they should point to the v15 "stuff".  It's that simple.

On Sat, Feb 15, 2025 at 2:17 PM Yongye Serkfem <yserkfem@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I am upgrading from version 12.7 to 15.7

On Sat, Feb 15, 2025, 2:15 PM Ron Johnson <ronljohnsonjr@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Sat, Feb 15, 2025 at 2:01 PM Yongye Serkfem <yserkfem@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi Everyone!

I would appreciate any assistance with configuring the bash profile to run two different postgresql versions. Specifically V12.7 and 15.7

Create a bash function that exports PGDATA to the relevant directory, based on the parameter you pass.

Add as much error checking (to ensure that the parameter you passed actually points to a real data dir and that the postmaster is running.  How you do that depends on whether it's Debian-based, RH-based or something else.

We, for example, have standardized on data directories in the format:

/Database/<MajorVer>/data

Thus, something as simple as this would work for us:

pgswitch() { export PGDATA=/Database/${1}/data ; }

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