Ralph Smith <smithrn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > On Oct 25, 2007, at 1:09 PM, Tom Lane wrote: >> Ummm ... those are the column headings for 8.2 pg_database, not 7.4. >> You're looking at the wrong postmaster. > postgres@smithrn-ltb1:/usr/lib/postgresql/7.4/bin$ ./psql > Welcome to psql 7.4.13, the PostgreSQL interactive terminal. > Type: \copyright for distribution terms > \h for help with SQL commands > \? for help on internal slash commands > \g or terminate with semicolon to execute query > \q to quit > postgres=# select * from pg_database ; > datname | datdba | encoding | datistemplate | datallowconn | > datconnlimit | datlastsysoid | datfrozenxid | dattablespace | > datconfig | datacl Still the wrong column headings :-(. What you have above is a 7.4 psql connecting to an 8.2 postmaster, no doubt because the default port number wired into it is the 8.2 installation's not the 7.4 one's. You'll need to explicitly give a -p switch to psql to connect to the correct postmaster. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 9: In versions below 8.0, the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not match