FWIW, I'm also running into this, but found a work-around. It was suggested at http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.linux.debian.devel.bugs.general/1172657 to edit the pg_upgradecluster script and increase the timeout from 5 seconds to 30.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to postgresql-common in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1437862 Title: pg_upgradecluster fails: "could not get cluster locales" Status in postgresql-common package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: We upgrade a 12.04 LTS to 14.04 LTS and use the pg_upgradecluster command(usage as described in /usr/share/doc/README.Debian.gz). But we get a failure an no upgrade is done: pg_dropcluster 9.3 main --stop pg_upgradecluster 9.1 main psql: FATAL: the database system is shutting down psql: FATAL: the database system is shutting down Use of uninitialized value $out in pattern match (m//) at /usr/share/postgresql-common/PgCommon.pm line 883. psql: FATAL: the database system is shutting down Use of uninitialized value $out in pattern match (m//) at /usr/share/postgresql-common/PgCommon.pm line 889. Use of uninitialized value $ctype in scalar chomp at /usr/share/postgresql-common/PgCommon.pm line 892. Use of uninitialized value $collate in scalar chomp at /usr/share/postgresql-common/PgCommon.pm line 893. Error: could not get cluster localesapt-get install postgresql-9.3 apt-get install postgresql-9.3 postgresql-common postgresql-client-9.3 postgresql-contrib-9.3 said, that all packages are in their newest version and dpkg said: iU postgresql 9.3+154 all object-relational SQL database (supported version) ii postgresql-9.1 9.1.15-0ubuntu0.12.04 amd64 object-relational SQL database, version 9.1 server iU postgresql-9.3 9.3.6-0ubuntu0.14.04 amd64 object-relational SQL database, version 9.3 server iU postgresql-client 9.3+154 all front-end programs for PostgreSQL (supported version) ii postgresql-client-9.1 9.1.15-0ubuntu0.12.04 amd64 front-end programs for PostgreSQL 9.1 iF postgresql-client-9.3 9.3.6-0ubuntu0.14.04 amd64 front-end programs for PostgreSQL 9.3 ii postgresql-client-common 154 all manager for multiple PostgreSQL client versions ii postgresql-common 154 all PostgreSQL database-cluster manager iU postgresql-contrib 9.3+154 all additional facilities for PostgreSQL (supported version) ii postgresql-contrib-9.1 9.1.15-0ubuntu0.12.04 amd64 additional facilities for PostgreSQL iU postgresql-contrib-9.3 9.3.6-0ubuntu0.14.04 amd64 additional facilities for PostgreSQL ii postgresql-doc 9.3+154 all documentation for the PostgreSQL database management system ii postgresql-doc-9.1 9.1.15-0ubuntu0.12.04 all documentation for the PostgreSQL database management system ii postgresql-doc-9.3 9.3.6-0ubuntu0.14.04 all documentation for the PostgreSQL database management system To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-common/+bug/1437862/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
