Well, I'd see about finding a way to upgrade to 8.3.19. 8.3.3 has know data eating bugs.
On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 9:32 AM, Achilleas Mantzios <ach...@matrix.gatewaynet.com> wrote: > On Παρ 15 Ιουν 2012 18:03:26 Scott Marlowe wrote: >> Not talking about going to something after 8.3.19, just updating to >> the latest 8.3 version. On most systems it's a simple: >> >> sudo apt-get upgrade >> >> or similar and sit back and watch. > > Thanx, unfortunately we dont have TCP/IP connectivity to (most of) the ships, > and AFAIK apt-get does not yet work > over advanced UUCP/minicom/kermit or other equivalent hich-tech dial up > connection. > just joking :) > >> >> On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 2:24 AM, Achilleas Mantzios >> >> <ach...@matrix.gatewaynet.com> wrote: >> > On Παρ 15 Ιουν 2012 10:28:20 Scott Marlowe wrote: >> >> You do realize you're missing four years of bug fixes right? >> > >> > On Πεμ 14 Ιουν 2012 11:39:35 Achilleas Mantzios wrote: >> >> Unfortunately the remote installations are neither physically accessible >> >> nor by TCP/IP accesible (comms are done via UUCP and administration via >> >> minicom, and the costs are just huge 5 USD/min for 33Kbits/sec). So, i >> >> would exhaust all posibilities before deciding to ship a new postgresql >> >> version there, and remotely upgrade, physically travel to the ship or >> >> even trying to do a backup/initdb/restore in the existing version. Any >> >> help would be really really appreciated. >> >> >> >> Also, as you might have understood, upgrading, although generally a good >> >> idea, does not apply so easily in our case. >> > >> > And i forgot to mention, minicom term emulation quality sucks, even >> > giving simple shell commands is a PITA, upgrading the whole fleet would >> > mean bast case scenario minimum 21K USD for the whole fleet + suspension >> > of all other activities for two months. If physical travel was involved, >> > the cost would be increased at even higher levels. >> > >> > >> > - >> > Achilleas Mantzios >> > IT DEPT > > - > Achilleas Mantzios > IT DEPT > > -- > Sent via pgsql-sql mailing list (pgsql-sql@postgresql.org) > To make changes to your subscription: > http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-sql -- To understand recursion, one must first understand recursion. -- Sent via pgsql-sql mailing list (pgsql-sql@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-sql