postgresql: errors install and run postgresql-9.5 - postgresql

Question

I installed two postgresql(s), 9.5 should use port 5433, 9.3.4 should use port 5432:
me#camb:/usr/lib/postgresql/9.5/bin$ ls -al psql
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 564464 Jan 7 14:54 psql
me#camb:/opt/pkgs/postgresql-9.3.4/bin$ ls -al psql
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 405960 Aug 5 18:52 psql
me#camb:/opt/pkgs/postgresql-9.3.4/bin$ cat /etc/group
postgres:x:200:
me#camb:/opt/pkgs/postgresql-9.3.4/bin$ groups postgres
postgres : postgres ssl-cert
I wrote a script to install postgresql-9.5 and migrate from 9.3.4 to 9.5
Problem 0: postgresql-9.5 can not start sucessfully and why status is online
Output during install:
* Starting PostgreSQL 9.5 database server
* The PostgreSQL server failed to start. Please check the log output:
2016-01-19 19:41:49 UTC [16523-1] LOG: database system was shut down at 2016-01-19 19:41:48 UTC
2016-01-19 19:41:49 UTC [16523-2] LOG: MultiXact member wraparound protections are now enabled
2016-01-19 19:41:49 UTC [16522-1] LOG: database system is ready to accept connections
2016-01-19 19:41:49 UTC [16527-1] LOG: autovacuum launcher started
2016-01-19 19:41:49 UTC [16529-1] [unknown]#[unknown] LOG: incomplete startup packet
...fail!
invoke-rc.d: initscript postgresql, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing postgresql-9.5 (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of postgresql:
postgresql depends on postgresql-9.5; however:
Package postgresql-9.5 is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing postgresql (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Processing triggers for libc-bin ...
No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
Errors were encountered while processing:
postgresql-9.5
postgresql
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
Error while installing Postgresql-9.5:1
Then I did some tests:
me#camb:/usr/lib/postgresql/9.5/bin$ sudo service postgresql start
* Starting PostgreSQL 9.5 database server [ OK ]
me#camb:/usr/lib/postgresql/9.5/bin$ sudo service postgresql status
9.5/main (port 5433): online
What do the above errors?
By the way, another error is:
ERROR: role "postgres" already exists
Problem 1: Why I cannot use /usr/lib/postgresql/9.5/bin/psql to loginto the database, but I can do this by /opt/pkgs/postgresql-9.3.4/bin/psql
me#camb:/usr/lib/postgresql/9.5/bin$ sudo -u postgres /opt/pkgs/postgresql-9.3.4/bin/psql -p 5433 reporting_central postgres
psql (9.3.4, server 9.5.0)
WARNING: psql major version 9.3, server major version 9.5.
Some psql features might not work.
Type "help" for help.
reporting_central=# \q
me#camb:/usr/lib/postgresql/9.5/bin$ sudo -u postgres /opt/pkgs/postgresql-9.3.4/bin/psql -p 5432 reporting_central postgres
psql (9.3.4)
Type "help" for help.
reporting_central=# \q
me#camb:/usr/lib/postgresql/9.5/bin$ sudo -u postgres /usr/lib/postgresql/9.5/bin/psql -p 5433 reporting_central postgres
/usr/lib/postgresql/9.5/bin/psql: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/postgresql/9.5/bin/psql: undefined symbol: PQsslInUse
me#camb:/usr/lib/postgresql/9.5/bin$ sudo -u postgres /usr/lib/postgresql/9.5/bin/psql -p 5432 reporting_central postgres
/usr/lib/postgresql/9.5/bin/psql: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/postgresql/9.5/bin/psql: undefined symbol: PQsslInUse
The error is "undefined symbol: PQsslInUse". what does this mean? Why I cannot use /usr/lib/postgresql/9.5/bin/psql to loginto the database, but I can do this by /opt/pkgs/postgresql-9.3.4/bin/psql?
Thanks
By the way, I run the following to do migration:
sudo -u postgres /opt/pkgs/postgresql-9.3.4/bin/pg_dumpall -p 5432 | sudo -u postgres /opt/pkgs/postgresql-9.3.4/bin/psql -p 5433
Thanks

Answer 1

You have to use the same libpq library as the one used in psql 9.5.
You should do the following:
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib/postgresql/9.5/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
sudo /sbin/ldconfig /usr/lib/postgresql/9.5/lib
You mess up with different versions of postgresql.
To start/use 9.5, you must use the appropriate binaries: initdb, pg_ctl and psql (for example):
mkdir /usr/lib/postgresql/9.5/data
/usr/lib/postgresql/9.5/bin/initdb -D ../data/
/usr/lib/postgresql/9.5/bin/pg_ctl -D ../data/ -l logfile start
/usr/lib/postgresql/9.5/bin/psql -p 5432 -d template1
More info: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/devel/static/install-post.html
and PQsslInUse issue: http://postgresql.nabble.com/psql-error-on-postgresql-9-0-psql-symbol-lookup-error-psql-undefined-symbol-PQconnectdbParams-td5104930.html

Answer 2

The error is "undefined symbol: PQsslInUse"
I just ran into this problem myself. I discovered that the reason was because I compiled Postgres 9.5 from scratch into a particular directory and then decided that I wanted it elsewhere and moved the install to a new directory. Down the line when I went to restore my database with psql, I got the above error. I corrected the problem by deleting my installation directory, changing the PREFIX to the correct location, recompiling and reinstalling Postgres. psql worked fine after this.

Answer 3

I had the same problem
psql: symbol lookup error: psql: undefined symbol: PQsetErrorContextVisibility
And the solution is :
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$PGXZ_HOME/lib:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}

Answer 4

I had a similar issue and finally found a solution:
My user did not have permission for the postgres installation.
What worked for me was to switch to the postgres user:
sudo su - postgres
psql
and then it worked no issues.