Thanks for your response. I found an old thread you had responded to a while back
regarding 32 vs 64 bit architectures (which I have) and compatibility issues.
So until I upgrade my backup/test box looks like I'm stuck using pg_dump :(
Thanks
On Wed, 2005-03-02 at 01:22 -0500, Tom Lane wrote:
Warren Little <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > When I start postgres (pg_ctl -l logfile start). The following text is > all that exists in the logfile: > <2005-03-01 14:21:43 MST>FATAL: incorrect checksum in control file > What control file is it referring to? $PGDATA/global/pg_control. I think this must mean that you are trying to start a postmaster that is fundamentally incompatible with the old postmaster --- enough so that it thinks the pg_control struct should be a different size than the old postmaster thought. regards, tom lane
