Re: [ADMIN] Upgrade in same major version

2008-10-16 Thread Tim Bruce - Postgres
On Thu, October 16, 2008 06:47, Carol Walter wrote: > Let me see if I understand this correctly. > Always do a backup before doing any destructive sys admin functions. =) > First, I run configure, taking care to make sure all the options point > to the right places. > Second, I run gmake > Third,

Re: [ADMIN] Upgrade in same major version

2008-10-16 Thread Carol Walter
Let me see if I understand this correctly. Always do a backup before doing any destructive sys admin functions. =) First, I run configure, taking care to make sure all the options point to the right places. Second, I run gmake Third, I run gmake install. Thanks, Carol On Oct 14, 2008, at 1:2

Re: [ADMIN] Upgrade in same major version

2008-10-14 Thread Alvaro Herrera
Evan Rempel wrote: > What this means is that you do not have to "update" the data repository > (wherever your > postgresql database is stored). All that needs to be done is to uninstall the > old version, > and install the new version. Start the new version and use the data where it > sits. Act

Re: [ADMIN] Upgrade in same major version

2008-10-14 Thread Evan Rempel
What this means is that you do not have to "update" the data repository (wherever your postgresql database is stored). All that needs to be done is to uninstall the old version, and install the new version. Start the new version and use the data where it sits. Now, that all sound fine when I s

Re: [ADMIN] Upgrade in same major version

2008-10-14 Thread Evan Rempel
What this means is that you do not have to "update" the data repository (wherever your postgresql database is stored). All that needs to be done is to uninstall the old version, and install the new version. Start the new version and use the data where it sits. Now, that all sound fine when I s

Re: [ADMIN] Upgrade in same major version

2008-10-14 Thread Evan Rempel
What this means is that you do not have to "update" the data repository (wherever your postgresql database is stored). All that needs to be done is to uninstall the old version, and install the new version. Start the new version and use the data where it sits. Now, that all sound fine when I s

[ADMIN] Upgrade in same major version

2008-10-14 Thread Carol Walter
Hello, I'm doing an upgrade from 8.2.4 to 8.2.10. The documentation says, "When you update between compatible versions, you can simply replace the executables and reuse the data directory on disk." I guess I don't quite understand what this means. Replace them by running some parts of