You're welcome. Glad it all worked for you. If it's any consolation, that's probably the hardest stuff you'll have to deal with in postgresql. do the 7.4.1 rpms include the autovacuum daemon? If so, get it set up to run and you shouldn't have to worry too much about holding postgresql's hand, so to speak.
On Tue, 10 Feb 2004, Jeremy Smith wrote: > Thanks so much Scott, > > I followed this tutorial (linking it in case anyone has a similar troubles > in the future) on installing the RPMs: > http://www.lyris.com/lm_help/7.8/installing_postgresql_usin.html and it > worked out great! > > Jeremy > > -----Original Message----- > From: scott.marlowe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 5:50 PM > To: Jeremy Smith > Subject: RE: [ADMIN] Upgrading from 7.2 to 7.4.1 on Redhat 7 > > > On Tue, 10 Feb 2004, Jeremy Smith wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > thank you for this link. But I wonder, do I need to do this if postgres > has > > never actually been used by any user of this server in the past? > > Oh, then just uninstall the RPMs, rm -Rf the > /var/lib/whereeverpostgresqlputsdata directory and install the new rpms > and you're gold. > > > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 8: explain analyze is your friend
