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From: Michael Banck <[email protected]>
To: Achilleas Mantzios <[email protected]>
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Re: upgrade from 18beta1 to 18beta3 gives : FATAL: database files are incompatible with server
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2025 11:48:13 +0200
Message-ID: <[email protected]> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <[email protected]>
References: <[email protected]>

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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