Eugenio Modesti wrote:
> Hello,
> i received a copy of a postgresql data directory and i need to read it
> (and do a regular dump).
> the datadir version is 8.1 so i installed that version of the server.
> When trying to start the server i got this:
> Error: The server must be started under the locale : which does not
> exist anymore
>
> how can i know on which locale that datadir is based?
> what is ":" as a locale?
>
> the server is running under ubuntu server.
are you sure that the datadirectory you got was not created on a 32bit
box and you are running a 64bit OS (or the other way round)?
Stefan