[Bug 507222] [NEW] Postgresql 8.3 no longer starting on upgrade to karmic

[slowtrain]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: postgresql-8.3

I had Postgresql 8.3 installed and then upgraded to 9.10 Karmic, which
also installs postgresql 8.4.  The software for 8.3 is still there and I
can presumably start it up using boot-up manager or from the command
line.  Problem is, 8.3 cannot be started and I have data in 8.3 I need
to get use.  Also, because of a load of performance tweaks that I'd have
to replicate with 8.4, I would rather simply be using 8.3 than moving to
8.4.

When I try either boot-up manager or the command line to start 8.3, I
get no error messages (nothing in the postgresql main.log and nothing in
the various system logs).  The command line startup also gives no "OK"
indicating a successful start (but no error either).  And, "ps aux |
grep post" shows no new postgres processes (unlike when I start 8.4),
psql says it cannot connect to a server.

I tried purging all software associated with 8.4 from Synaptic, but 8.3
still will not work.

I gather there should be ways to get 8.3 and 8.4 both working (using
postgresql-common), but imagine that can't be done unless I can actually
start 8.3, which I no longer am able to do.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Jan 13 16:19:19 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
Package: postgresql-8.3 (not installed)
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-17.54-generic
SourcePackage: postgresql-8.3
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-17-generic x86_64

** Affects: postgresql-8.3 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug

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