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To: "Hyatt, Gordon" <Gordon.Hyatt@joslin.harvard.edu>
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Subject: Re: v8.2.6->8.2.7 upgrade renamed /var/lib/pgsql 
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Comments: In-reply-to "Hyatt, Gordon" <Gordon.Hyatt@joslin.harvard.edu>
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Date: Sun, 25 May 2008 19:38:10 -0400
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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
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"Hyatt, Gordon" <Gordon.Hyatt@joslin.harvard.edu> writes:
> I just applied the v8.2.7 upgrade (from v8.2.6) on and FC8 server via
> yum.  The upgrade went OK, but the /var/lib/pgsql directory (with the
> existing data) was renamed to /var/lib/pgsql.old and a new (and empty)
> /var/lib/pgsql directory was created.

That's just weird.  I tried the same here (also on an x86_64 F-8 box)
and didn't see it happen.  Are you using the standard Fedora update
repository?

			regards, tom lane