Ciprian Popovici <ciprian@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: > That is, a 8.0 which started on a 7.4.2 repository. After noticing, > I switched back to 7.4.2, but now it gives this error and won't start: I think you are omitting some relevant information, like what you did to force the 8.0 postmaster to start in a wrong-version database. It absolutely will not do that by itself --- I can name at least two separate checks that are made to prevent this error. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq