When setting the default client_encoding for another database the validity of the conversion is checked using the current database's server encoding, not the targets.
jurka=# create database utf8 with encoding='utf8'; CREATE DATABASE jurka=# create database win1251 with encoding='win1251'; CREATE DATABASE jurka=# \c utf8 You are now connected to database "utf8". utf8=# alter database win1251 set client_encoding to 'mule_internal'; ERROR: conversion between mule_internal and UTF8 is not supported utf8=# alter database win1251 set client_encoding to 'latin1'; ALTER DATABASE utf8=# \c win1251 FATAL: conversion between LATIN1 and WIN1251 is not supported Previous connection kept Kris Jurka ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster
