Re: File system level backup from 32bit to 64bit - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Thomas Pundt
Subject Re: File system level backup from 32bit to 64bit
Date
Msg-id 200801071727.06580.mlists@rp-online.de
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In response to File system level backup from 32bit to 64bit  (mljv@planwerk6.de)
List pgsql-general
Hi,

On Montag, 7. Januar 2008, mljv@planwerk6.de wrote:
| i wanted to move my database from a 32bit machine to 64bit machine with
| rsync like it is explained here
[...]
| i guess that rsyncing all database files from 32bit to 64bit does not work.

Yes, you are right; 32bit and 64bit formats are incompatible.

| if so:
| 1. the error message is misleading.
| 2. It is not obvious for me that you can't copy from 32bit to 64bit. Maybe
| it should be mentioned in the docs.

Yes; except for a user comment at

  http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.0/interactive/install-upgrading.html

I can't easily seem to find a reference either. It is a FAQ though.

Ciao,
Thomas

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