Ok....I had mentioned that the PG_VERSION file in my original data directory says 6.4. Well, I installed postgres version 6.3 and then copied my original data directory over the new. This is what I get: gandalf:/# /etc/init.d/postgresql start The database is in an older format that cannot be read by version 6.3 of PostgreSQL. Run postgresql-dump to dump the old database and to reload it in the new format. The version 6.3 postmaster cannot be started until this is done. If PG_VERSION is correct, why does the information above say that it is older? Darren
