Could the below message be modified: The database cluster was initialized with PG_CONTROL_VERSION 906166272, but the server was compiled with PG_CONTROL_VERSION 822. By also showing the version numbers in hex, like so: The database cluster was initialized with PG_CONTROL_VERSION 906166272 (0x36030000), but the server was compiled with PG_CONTROL_VERSION 822 (0x00000336). This would have saved me a couple of minutes' worth of puzzlement. With Macs out there that look identical between the PPC and x86 versions, this kind of error has gotten a lot easier to make ;-) -- Scott Ribe scott_ribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.killerbytes.com/ (303) 722-0567 voice