Re: corrupt db

He had the /data directory on a USB memory

Lars.

3 nov 2009 kl. 19.24 skrev Lonni J Friedman:

> How did you get the data onto the new server?
>
> On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 10:00 AM, Lars Gustafsson <gumse(at)mac(dot)com>
> wrote:
>> A client of mine hade a HD crash, he had a backup of his pgsql/data
>> catalog,
>> but when trying to start the server (on a newly installed postgres,
>> same
>> version he had) I get the following message:
>>
>> postgres$ FATAL: database files are incompatible with server
>> DETAIL: The database cluster was initialized with PG_CONTROL_VERSION
>> 906166272, but the server was compiled with PG_CONTROL_VERSION 822.
>> HINT: It looks like you need to initdb.
>>
>>
>> Is it beyond repair ? Any last resorts ?
>>
>
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