[IRCServices] Upgrading Databases for 4.4.5

[Scott Seufert]

Hi, 
  
Let me explain that my reference to RTFM was not intended to suggest that you haven't read the docs, it was meerly a reminder that the docs are a great source of information and could prevent any delays in getting services running or any other app you wish to use. 
  
One example of my intent was that I do believe, please do hold me to this, is that if I'm not mistaken there is a db conversion that happens between IRCServices-4.3.3 and 4.4.5. Such a conversion could yield an error such as you are seeing. I must ask, have you upgraded services several times before? or was your db's created with 4.3.3? To your knowledge has services ever SIGTERM'd during an update or db backup? If so it's possible that your chan.db was corrupted and failed to convert. 
  
There shouldn't be anything special required for you to go from 4.3.3 to 4.4.5 as far as conversion goes, however please remember that once the db's are converted you cannot revert back to 4.3.3. Backing up your db's is highly recommended. 
  
my $0.02, 
  
Scott Seufert 
aka katsklaw 
Server Admin 
Excalibre.ShadowFire.Org   
----- Original Message -----  
From: Ciarán Reilly  
To: IRC Services List  
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 10:18 PM 
Subject: [IRCServices] Upgrading Databases for 4.4.5 

 
Hello, 
  
(and before you say RTFM..... I have, and can't find the answer to this) ;-) 
  
I've recently installed a copy of version Services 4.4.5, ready to take over from my 4.3.3 version. I've set all the required options in the conf etc and the new Services work...... only thing is they give me the following error on startup : [Aug 15 23:42:51 2000] FATAL: Invalid format in chan.db

 
They are working though because if I let them generate fresh empty DB's they start and connect to their uplink server with no problems. I seem to remember Andrew saying somewhere that to goto version 4.4.5 that you have to upgrade your databases...... is there anywhere I can find out how to do this and bring my 4.3.3 DB upto 4.4.5 ? 
  
  
Any help much appreciated. 
  
Cheers, 
  
Ciarán.