Package: postgresql-8.4 Version: 8.4.0-2 Severity: normal I have postgresql 8.3 installed as well as 8.4. However 8.4 is disabled in the runlevels and only 8.3 is running. When trying an upgrade of postgresql-8.4 I get the following:
Preparing to replace postgresql-8.4 8.4.0-2 (using .../postgresql-8.4_8.4.1-1_amd64.deb) ... Stopping PostgreSQL 8.4 database server: mainError: pid file is invalid, please manually kill the stale server process. ... failed! failed! invoke-rc.d: initscript postgresql-8.4, action "stop" failed. dpkg: warning: old pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ... Stopping PostgreSQL 8.4 database server: mainError: pid file is invalid, please manually kill the stale server process. ... failed! failed! invoke-rc.d: initscript postgresql-8.4, action "stop" failed. dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/postgresql-8.4_8.4.1-1_amd64.deb (--unpack): subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/postgresql-8.4_8.4.1-1_amd64.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) A package failed to install. Trying to recover: The installed versions: $ LC_ALL=POSIX COLUMNS=115 dpkg -l "postgres*"|grep ^ii ii postgresql 8.4.1-1 object-relational SQL database (supported version) ii postgresql-8.3 8.3.8-1 object-relational SQL database, version 8.3 server ii postgresql-8.4 8.4.0-2 object-relational SQL database, version 8.4 server ii postgresql-client-8.3 8.3.8-1 front-end programs for PostgreSQL 8.3 ii postgresql-client-8.4 8.4.1-1 front-end programs for PostgreSQL 8.4 ii postgresql-client-comm 101 manager for multiple PostgreSQL client versions ii postgresql-common 101 PostgreSQL database-cluster manager Regards Marco -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-matroxfb (SMP w/1 CPU core) Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) (ignored: LC_ALL set to de_DE.UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages postgresql-8.4 depends on: ii libc6 2.10.1-5 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii libcomerr2 1.41.9-1 common error description library ii libgssapi-krb5-2 1.7dfsg~beta3-1 MIT Kerberos runtime libraries - k ii libkrb5-3 1.7dfsg~beta3-1 MIT Kerberos runtime libraries ii libldap-2.4-2 2.4.17-1 OpenLDAP libraries ii libpam0g 1.1.0-4 Pluggable Authentication Modules l ii libpq5 8.4.1-1 PostgreSQL C client library ii libssl0.9.8 0.9.8k-5 SSL shared libraries ii libxml2 2.7.6.dfsg-1 GNOME XML library ii locales 2.10.1-5 GNU C Library: National Language ( ii postgresql-client-8.4 8.4.1-1 front-end programs for PostgreSQL ii postgresql-common 101 PostgreSQL database-cluster manage ii ssl-cert 1.0.24 simple debconf wrapper for OpenSSL ii tzdata 2009q-2 time zone and daylight-saving time postgresql-8.4 recommends no packages. Versions of packages postgresql-8.4 suggests: ii pidentd [ident-server] 3.0.19.ds1-5 TCP/IP IDENT protocol server with -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org