| From: | Michael Banck <mbanck(at)gmx(dot)net> | 
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| To: | Achilleas Mantzios <a(dot)mantzios(at)cloud(dot)gatewaynet(dot)com> | 
| Cc: | pgsql-admin(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org | 
| Subject: | Re: upgrade from 18beta1 to 18beta3 gives : FATAL: database files are incompatible with server | 
| Date: | 2025-08-20 09:48:13 | 
| Message-ID: | 68a599dd.050a0220.24b0ae.620b@mx.google.com | 
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Hi,
On Wed, Aug 20, 2025 at 10:25:08AM +0100, Achilleas Mantzios wrote:
> 12:12:43.679 EEST  @ line:1 FATAL:  database files are incompatible with
> server
> [15615] 68a5918b.3cff 2025-08-20 12:12:43.679 EEST  @ line:2 DETAIL:  The
> database cluster was initialized with CATALOG_VERSION_NO 202504091, but the
> server was compiled with CATALOG_VERSION_NO 20250629
> 1.
> [15615] 68a5918b.3cff 2025-08-20 12:12:43.679 EEST  @ line:3 HINT:  It looks
> like you need to initdb.
> 
> Is the catalog version indeed different between 18beta1 and 18beta3 ?
Yes, that is correct, you will need to do a migration. Postgres only
guarantees catalog stability after the first stable release (but usually
at least the release candidates no longer change the catalog).
Michael
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