Thanks that did it. I now get the below warning but elsewhere in this forum it was reported that this is nothing to worry about.
Enter RT version if you want to stop upgrade at some point, or leave it blank if you want apply above upgrades: IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO BACK UP BEFORE THIS STEP Proceed [y/N]:y Processing 3.8.9 Now inserting data. [Wed Mar 21 12:55:07 2012] [warning]: Use of uninitialized value in string eq at /admin/sgruber/Downloads/rt-4.0.5/sbin/../lib/RT/Template.pm line 627, <> line 1. (/admin/sgruber/Downloads/rt-4.0.5/sbin/../lib/RT/Template.pm:627) [Wed Mar 21 12:55:07 2012] [warning]: Use of uninitialized value in string eq at /admin/sgruber/Downloads/rt-4.0.5/sbin/../lib/RT/Template.pm line 627, <> line 1. (/admin/sgruber/Downloads/rt-4.0.5/sbin/../lib/RT/Template.pm:627) Processing 3.9.1 Now inserting data. Processing 3.9.2 Now inserting data. Processing 3.9.3 Now populating database schema. Processing 3.9.5 Now populating database schema. Processing 3.9.6 Now populating database schema. Processing 3.9.7 Now populating database schema. Now inserting data. Processing 3.9.8 Now populating database schema. Now inserting data. [Wed Mar 21 12:55:39 2012] [error]: We found RTFM tables in your database. Checking for content. (./etc/upgrade/3.9.8/content:17) [Wed Mar 21 12:55:39 2012] [error]: You appear to have RTFM Articles. You can upgrade using the etc/upgrade/upgrade-articles script. Read more about it in UPGRADING (./etc/upgrade/3.9.8/content:22) Processing 4.0.0rc2 Now populating database schema. Processing 4.0.0rc4 Now populating database schema. Processing 4.0.0rc7 Now inserting data. Processing 4.0.1 Now inserting data. Processing 4.0.3 Now inserting data. Processing 4.0.4 Now inserting data. Done. -- View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/RT-3.8.8-to-RT-4.0.5-DB-Upgrade-Warning-tp33541424p33544588.html Sent from the Request Tracker - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.