Postmaster starting error

Hi,
I have downloaded the postgres version 6.5.3 . My m/c is redhat linux 6.0.
Postgres compiles without any error. I then initialize the database using
initdb. But when i start the postmaster i get the following error message.

Database system in directory /tmp/pgsql/data is not compatible with this version of Postgres, or we are unable to read the PG_VERSION file. Explanation from ValidatePgVersion: Version number in file '/tmp/pgsql/data/PG_VERSION' should be 6.4, not 6.5.

No data directory -- can't proceed.

Can anyone explain why?

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Rahul Ravindrudu wrote:
>
>Hi,
> I have downloaded the postgres version 6.5.3 . My m/c is redhat linux 6.0
>.
> Postgres compiles without any error. I then initialize the database using
> initdb. But when i start the postmaster i get the following error message
>.
>
>
>Database system in directory /tmp/pgsql/data is not compatible with this ver
>sion of Postgres, or we are unable to read the PG_VERSION file. Explana
>tion from ValidatePgVersion: Version number in file '/tmp/pgsql/data/PG_
>VERSION' should be 6.4, not 6.5.
>
>No data directory -- can't proceed.
>
>
> Can anyone explain why?

Perhaps you have a 6.4 version still on your machine, that is being run
instead of your new version?

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On Fri, Jan 07, 2000 at 07:20:50AM +0000, Oliver Elphick wrote:
Rahul Ravindrudu wrote:
>
>Hi,
> I have downloaded the postgres version 6.5.3 . My m/c is redhat linux 6.0
> Postgres compiles without any error. I then initialize the database using
> initdb. But when i start the postmaster i get the following error message
>.
>
>
>Database system in directory /tmp/pgsql/data is not compatible with this ver
>sion of Postgres, or we are unable to read the PG_VERSION file. Explana
>tion from ValidatePgVersion: Version number in file '/tmp/pgsql/data/PG_
>VERSION' should be 6.4, not 6.5.
>
>No data directory -- can't proceed.
>
>
> Can anyone explain why?

Perhaps you have a 6.4 version still on your machine, that is being run
instead of your new version?

This is the first time I am using postgres.

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Rahul Ravindrudu

Rahul Ravindrudu wrote:
>
> Hi,
> I have downloaded the postgres version 6.5.3 . My m/c is redhat linux 6.0.
[snip]
Explanation from ValidatePgVersion: Version number in file
'/tmp/pgsql/data/PG_VERSION' should be 6.4, not 6.5.

The PostgreSQL 6.4.2 RPMs that were shipped with RedHat 6.0 are still
installed. Run 'rpm -qa|grep postgresql' -- then, run 'rpm -e' on all
the postgresql RPM's that -qa reported.

The tarball version and the RPM version do not like each other,
primarily due to the fact that the RPM version places postmaster in
/usr/bin -- if you set your PATH to search the tarball installation's
bin directory BEFORE /usr/bin, then things will settle down -- but it's
best to uninstall the 6.4.2 RPM's first. Or, you can fully qualify the
path for postmaster (/usr/local/pgsql/bin/postmaster, or whereever you
have it installed).

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Or, you can upgrade to the 6.5.3 RPM's.