Installation problems
I recently decided I would install Postgres 7.1.3 server on a Linux
Redhat 7.1 server.
I downloaded the following RPMS and installed them in this order with
no apparent problems.
postgresql-libs-7.1.3-1PGDG.i386.rpm
postgresql-7.1.3-1PGDG.i386.rpm
postgresql-server-7.1.3-1PGDG.i386.rpm
Now where to from here?
I did this
adduser database
su database
initdb -D /usr/local/pgsql/data
but all I got was that the file didnt exist?
Am I doing something wrong? Have I missed a vital component/step?
Regards
James Szabadics
I'm a newbie too. In my case I had to create the directories prior to
initdb. Also I had to create the linux user "postrgres".
John
"James Szabadics" <jmsz@wespine.com.au> wrote in message
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I recently decided I would install Postgres 7.1.3 server on a Linux
Redhat 7.1 server.I downloaded the following RPMS and installed them in this order with
no apparent problems.postgresql-libs-7.1.3-1PGDG.i386.rpm
postgresql-7.1.3-1PGDG.i386.rpm
postgresql-server-7.1.3-1PGDG.i386.rpmNow where to from here?
I did this
adduser database
su database
initdb -D /usr/local/pgsql/databut all I got was that the file didnt exist?
Am I doing something wrong? Have I missed a vital component/step?
Regards
James Szabadics
"John Fabiani" <jfabiani@yolo.com> writes:
I'm a newbie too. In my case I had to create the directories prior to
initdb. Also I had to create the linux user "postrgres".
If you're installing from RPMs, you shouldn't need to do that. Simply
install the packages and run '/etc/rc.d/init.d/postgresql start' which
will initdb and start the database for you.
-Doug
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