Re: [HACKERS] Invalid magic number in log file?

2007-05-16 Thread Tom Lane
Alvaro Herrera [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Maybe the thing to do here is to disallow running a postmaster when the data dir is using a different WAL magic (forcing you to pg_resetxlog or initdb). Which, curiously enough, is exactly what it does ... I'm not particularly concerned with the

[HACKERS] Invalid magic number in log file?

2007-05-15 Thread Gregory Stark
When starting up a postmaster from an older build on a database initialized with a newer build I'm getting the following errors. I think I saw the same thing earlier going in the opposite direction too. Shouldn't there be some earlier errors firing from the control file version number? [EMAIL

Re: [HACKERS] Invalid magic number in log file?

2007-05-15 Thread Alvaro Herrera
Gregory Stark wrote: When starting up a postmaster from an older build on a database initialized with a newer build I'm getting the following errors. I think I saw the same thing earlier going in the opposite direction too. Shouldn't there be some earlier errors firing from the control file

Re: [HACKERS] Invalid magic number in log file?

2007-05-15 Thread Gregory Stark
Alvaro Herrera [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Gregory Stark wrote: When starting up a postmaster from an older build on a database initialized with a newer build I'm getting the following errors. I think I saw the same thing earlier going in the opposite direction too. Shouldn't there be some

Re: [HACKERS] Invalid magic number in log file?

2007-05-15 Thread Alvaro Herrera
Gregory Stark wrote: Alvaro Herrera [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Gregory Stark wrote: When starting up a postmaster from an older build on a database initialized with a newer build I'm getting the following errors. I think I saw the same thing earlier going in the opposite direction