use... ps auxw | grep postgres --- On Wed, 7/2/08, Fernando Dominguez <ghotam88@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Fernando Dominguez <ghotam88@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [GENERAL] pg_ctl start check sum failed > To: pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Wednesday, July 2, 2008, 11:30 PM > Hello, > > I try to use an old cluster into a new system. > > The new system comes with a newer version of postgres so I > uninstalled it > and I installed the same version that I had in the older > system --->8.1 > > I got impressed when I Installed the 8.1 with dpkg -i and > it started to run > without starting the daemon... > > Is it possible to know what directory is the server using > to store the > data? > > --- main question > > Once I have installed the server I try to start it using > pg_control start -D > /oldCluster directory but I get FATAL checksum incorrect. > > I want to use the old data, any ideas? > > Many thanks