On Tue, Sep 05, 2000 at 03:31:19PM -0500, Lewis Tay wrote:
> Hi
>
> I am using Redhat 6.2, got the Postgresql 6.5 with the OS, I wanted to
> upgrade to ver 7.0. I download the RPMsfrom postgresql.org. and enter "rpm
> -Uvh Postgresql-7*", after that when I enter the command:
> "/etc/rc.d/init.d/postgresql restart", I have the error message: "Checking
> Postgresql installation: old version. need to upgrade.."
It's more likely a problem with your data files I imagine. Upgrading in most
major pgsql versions requires you to export and drop your tables before
installing the new version. Because the system tables will be quite a bit
different, these get written over with the new version system tables, the
you slurp your data back in.
If you poke around the 6.5 docs you'll see a reference to doing that over an
older (6.3) install. Checking the website for the install docs will most
likely yield the same for version 7.
This is all conjecture as I haven't looked at 7.02 myself yet.
Cheers,
Graeme
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