Hello Scott, thank you for this link. But I wonder, do I need to do this if postgres has never actually been used by any user of this server in the past?
This is what happened when I tried each step of that page: 2. pg_dumpall > file.txt I received this error: pg_dumpall: could not connect to database template1: could not connect to server : No such file or directory Is the server running locally and accepting connections on Unix domain socket "/tmp/.s.PGSQL.5432"? 3. kill -INT `cat /usr/local/pgsql/data/postmaster.pid` postmaster.pid doesn't exist anywhere on my server. Since all of that failed, I'm not sure if I should move ahead with: mv /usr/local/pgsql /usr/local/pgsql.old "After you have installed PostgreSQL 7.4, create a new database directory and start the new server. Remember that you must execute these commands while logged in to the special database user account (which you already have if you are upgrading). /usr/local/pgsql/bin/initdb -D /usr/local/pgsql/data /usr/local/pgsql/bin/postmaster -D /usr/local/pgsql/data" Thanks for all the help that I have received so far, it is very much appreciated. :) Jeremy -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of scott.marlowe Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 11:43 AM To: Jeremy Smith Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ADMIN] Upgrading from 7.2 to 7.4.1 on Redhat 7 Hi Jeremy. Updating major versions (i.e. 7.2 to 7.3 or 7.4) requires you to dump and restore your database. This page explains it: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/7.4/static/install-upgrading.html If you still need some more help, feel free to ask, we're a pretty responsive community. ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs/FAQ.html