Upgrading database format on PostgreSQL 8.1 on FC6

Hi,

I have an older server I am trying to restore a dump onto.

The server is FC6 on an x86_64 machine:
2.6.22.14-72.fc6 #1 SMP Wed Nov 21 14:10:25 EST 2007 x86_64 x86_64
x86_64 GNU/Linux

PostgreSQL is:
[root(at)devdb3 8.1]# rpm -qa | grep postgres
mono-data-postgresql-1.1.17.1-5.fc6
postgresql-8.1.10-1.fc6
postgresql-libs-8.1.10-1.fc6
postgresql-server-8.1.10-1.fc6
compat-postgresql-libs-debuginfo-4-1PGDG%{dist}
postgresql-libs-8.1.10-1.fc6
postgresql-jdbc-8.1.407-1jpp.4
postgresql-docs-8.2.7-1PGDG

When I try to start postgresql I get a database format error:
[root(at)devdb3 8.1]# service postgresql start

An old version of the database format was found.
You need to upgrade the data format before using PostgreSQL.
See /usr/share/doc/postgresql-8.1.10/README.rpm-dist for more information.

I read the file mentioned above but didn't really get any more
information than what the error gave me. I can't tell whether there is a
tool/utility that allows me to upgrade the data format without running
postgresql itself.

Should I uninstall and reinstall Postgres 8.1 or can I fix the above
without doing that ?

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Regards,

Arjun Datta

Great Gulf Homes / Ashton Woods Homes
416 441 1262 x2822