Postgres downgrade

[Ari Suutari]

Hi,

>> DETAIL: The data directory was initialized by PostgreSQL version 7.3, 
>> which is not compatible with this version 7.4.2.
>
> Now how can I downgrade from Postgres 7.4.2 back to Postgres 7.3 without 
> loosing my data ?
> Would a make install in /usr/ports/databases/postgresql73 be sufficient ?

    I would try that (after deinstalling 7.4 first). Maybe it would be a 
good idea
    to copy the contents of /usr/local/pgsql/data directory to someplace 
safe, just
    in case something goes wrong.

        Ari S.