postgresql / upgrade / ubuntu
I always forget how easy it is to upgrade postgresql on Ubuntu (from 9.1 to 9.3 this time). It seems like a pain to have to manually upgrade the cluster, but when it comes down to it, it’s self-documenting and quick.
My shell session basically went like this:
$ sudo apt-get install postgresql-9.3
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The following extra packages will be installed:
postgresql-client-9.3
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$ sudo /etc/init.d/postgresql stop
* Stopping PostgreSQL 9.1 database server [ OK ]
* Stopping PostgreSQL 9.3 database server [ OK ]
$ sudo su -l postgres
$ pg_upgradecluster
Usage: /usr/bin/pg_upgradecluster [OPTIONS] <old version> <cluster name> [<new data directory>]
$ pg_upgradecluster 9.1 main
Error: target cluster 9.3/main already exists
$ pg_dropcluster 9.3 main
$ pg_upgradecluster 9.1 main
Disabling connections to the old cluster during upgrade...
Restarting old cluster with restricted connections...
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Upgrading database some_db...
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Ok, it wasn’t that quick. The analyzing and upgrading took several minutes per database, but it was easy.
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Success. Please check that the upgraded cluster works. If it does,
you can remove the old cluster with
pg_dropcluster 9.1 main
$ logout
$ sudo /etc/init.d/postgresql start 9.3
* Starting PostgreSQL 9.3 database server [ OK ]
$ sudo netstat -tulpen | grep postg
tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:5432 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 116 138692 10716/postgres
$ test_that_it_works
$ sudo su -l postgres
$ pg_dropcluster 9.1 main
$ logout
$ find /etc/postgresql/9.1/
/etc/postgresql/9.1/
$ sudo apt-get remove --purge postgresql-9.1 postgresql-client-9.1