I ran into the same problem and it turned out to be an outdated version of psql. Check your path to see if you are accessing the correct version of psql, pg_dump etc.. -Dan Wilson ----- Original Message ----- From: Howie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: postgres <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, June 25, 1999 5:22 PM Subject: [GENERAL] problem with PostgreSQL 6.5 on Linux > > after installing pgsql-6.5 ( on a machine with pgsql-6.4.2 installed and > running ), initdb creates a PG_VERSION file that still reports 6.4; > subsequent psql connections fail to connect, complaining about "no > compatible version of postgres found". > > before you ask: > yes, ive made sure that im using 6.5's initdb. > yes, ive made sure that initdb is looking in the 6.5 dir for its template. > yes, its writing to a 6.5 dir. > > so, errr, what gives? > > --- > Howie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> URL: http://www.toodarkpark.org > "The distance between insanity and genius is measured only by success." > >