Re: [BUGS] BUG #6627: Error while launching pgAdmin III

2012-05-07 Thread Kevin Grittner
Pooja Khobragade  wrote:
 
> I guess I get this error because there are two versions of
> postgreSQL installed on the same machine.
 
It sounds like that may be part of the problem, or an improper or
incomplete attempt at an update to a new major version.
 
On the other hand, there is definitely more to the problem than
running two versions on the same machine.  In our shop, we do that
all the time without problems.  It can work fine as long as you
manage it correctly.
 
Have you performed an upgrade to a new major version of PostgreSQL
lately?  Have you ever moved or copied PostgreSQL executable files
from one location to another?
 
-Kevin

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Re: [BUGS] BUG #6627: Error while launching pgAdmin III

2012-05-07 Thread Pooja Khobragade
 Tom & Kevin,

Thanks for your reply. I guess I get this error because there are two versions 
of postgreSQL installed on the same machine.

Regards,
Pooja

-Original Message-
From: Kevin Grittner [mailto:kevin.gritt...@wicourts.gov]
Sent: Friday, May 04, 2012 7:54 PM
To: Pooja Khobragade; Tom Lane
Cc: pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: [BUGS] BUG #6627: Error while launching pgAdmin III

Tom Lane  wrote:
> pooja_khobrag...@persistent.co.in writes:
>> Error while connecting to server FATAL: shmemindex size is wrong for
>> datastructure xlog ctl : expected xxx actaul xxx
>
> That's an interesting one.  The only theory that comes to mind is that
> you've got multiple versions of Postgres installed on your machine,
> and when the postmaster tries to launch a subprocess, the wrong copy
> of postgres.exe is being selected for some reason.  Or possibly you
> updated in place and didn't restart the postmaster?

Just so the OP is aware, running pg_ctl with the restart option is generally 
not adequate to prevent problems with an update, in place or not.  The 
postmaster must be stopped and then started.  Some service scripts may do that, 
others don't.  So the safe thing, unless you know exactly how your service 
script is written, is to stop and then start again.

-Kevin

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Re: [BUGS] BUG #6627: Error while launching pgAdmin III

2012-05-04 Thread Kevin Grittner
Tom Lane  wrote:
> pooja_khobrag...@persistent.co.in writes:
>> Error while connecting to server FATAL: shmemindex size is wrong
>> for datastructure xlog ctl : expected xxx actaul xxx
> 
> That's an interesting one.  The only theory that comes to mind is
> that you've got multiple versions of Postgres installed on your
> machine, and when the postmaster tries to launch a subprocess, the
> wrong copy of postgres.exe is being selected for some reason.  Or
> possibly you updated in place and didn't restart the postmaster?
 
Just so the OP is aware, running pg_ctl with the restart option is
generally not adequate to prevent problems with an update, in place
or not.  The postmaster must be stopped and then started.  Some
service scripts may do that, others don't.  So the safe thing,
unless you know exactly how your service script is written, is to
stop and then start again.
 
-Kevin

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Re: [BUGS] BUG #6627: Error while launching pgAdmin III

2012-05-04 Thread Tom Lane
pooja_khobrag...@persistent.co.in writes:
> Error while connecting to server FATAL: shmemindex size is wrong for
> datastructure xlog ctl : expected xxx actaul xxx

That's an interesting one.  The only theory that comes to mind is that
you've got multiple versions of Postgres installed on your machine,
and when the postmaster tries to launch a subprocess, the wrong copy
of postgres.exe is being selected for some reason.  Or possibly you
updated in place and didn't restart the postmaster?

regards, tom lane

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