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Subject: Re: Downgrade pgsql 17 to pgsql 12 question
To: Ashish Mukherjee <ashish.mukherjee@gmail.com>
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On 10/1/25 02:33, Ashish Mukherjee wrote:
> I think the conclusion is to do a more thorough testing before the 
> upgrade next time. Have updated our playbook for upgrades to include 
> more thorough testing.
> 

> /I upgraded multiple non TDE databases from v12 to v17 and they are all 
> fine./

Then raise an issue here:

https://forums.percona.com/c/postgresql/pg-tde-transparent-data-encryption-tde/82

Seems to me finding the cause and a possible fix would build on the 
effort you have already put into using TDE, rather then learning an 
entirely new system and having it possibly fail somewhere else.


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Adrian Klaver
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