Frequently Asked Questions - Upgrading
- After an upgrade from 1.1.x to 1.2.x, Perceus complains about DB not being initialized.
The exact error is:
# /etc/init.d/perceus [start|stop|restart|reload] You need to initialize Perceus before starting the services!
The problem has to do with how Perceus updates the configuration files. If you are building from source tree (e.g. ./configure && make && make install) then Perceus is smart enough not to update the configuration files that are already present. It will create a new configuration file with the Perceus version appended.


