On 11/30/23 07:23, Adrian Klaver wrote:
> On 11/30/23 05:37, Loles wrote:
>> Hi!
>>
>> I have this situation on a server that is giving me problems.
>>
>> postgres@hostname:~$ pg_lsclusters
>> Ver Cluster Port Status Owner Data directory Log file
>> 14 main 5432 online postgres /var/lib/postgresql/14/main
>> /var/log/postgresql/postgresql-14-main.log
>> 14 main_old 5432 online postgres /var/lib/postgresql/14/main
>> /var/log/postgresql/postgresql-14-main_old.log
>>
>> How can I stop, even delete, the main_old cluster?
>
> Assuming you are on Debian/Ubuntu.
>
> 1) sudo pg_ctlcluster stop 14 main_old
>
> This will stop the server for this session
>
> 2) sudo vi /etc/postgresql/14/main_old/start.conf
>
> Change auto to manual.
> This will keep the server from restarting on reboot.
> You can still start it using
> sudo pg_ctlcluster start 14 main_old
> Though if you want to do that then:
> vi /etc/postgresql/14/main_old/postgresql.conf
> and change port to something other then 5432.
>
> 3) If you have determined you really don't need that server and have all
> the data safely backed up or moved to the other server, then(THIS IS NOT
> REVERSIBLE):
>
> sudo pg_dropcluster 14 main_old
Blaming it on not enough coffee, but I just noticed both clusters are
pointing at the same data directory. I would NOT do:
sudo pg_dropcluster 14 main_old
>
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>
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Adrian Klaver
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