Eugenio Modesti <eugenio.modesti@gmail.com> writes:
> i received a copy of a postgresql data directory and i need to read it
> (and do a regular dump).
> the datadir version is 8.1 so i installed that version of the server.
> When trying to start the server i got this:
> Error: The server must be started under the locale : which does not
> exist anymore
There is no such error message in the Postgres 8.1 sources. I suppose
that it's coming out of some script supplied by the Ubuntu packager.
I'd suggest looking into the start script, or asking the packager
exactly how he's testing this. What it looks like is that the database
isn't actually compatible with the server and/or start script that you
have, but it's impossible to say more than that with just this
information.
regards, tom lane