Fwd: installing postgres7.3.4 problem II
Please, disregard my last message. I've discovered that in "password" file it
was mentioned a path '/var/lib/psql' where Mandrake distro installed postres
previously. I've solved it.
But I still have another problem:
A later step in Postgres installation instructions says:
"/usr/local/pgsql/bin/postmaster -D /usr/local/pgsql/data >logfile 2>&1 &"
and with this I obtain:
"bash: logfile: Dennied permission"
I don't know bash either, so I can't understand the problem.
Could you give me a hand?
Javier
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Subject: installing postgres7.3.4 problem
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 18:10:10 +0200
From: javier garcia - CEBAS <rn001@cebas.csic.es>
To: pgsql-general@postgresql.org
Hi all.
(I'm a newby. I recognize it)
At the moment I had postgres running on my Linux machine with no problem.
I had version 7.2 installed, and this version came along with my Mandrake
distribution.
Now, I want to install a contribution package (postgis extensions), and
previously I would like to install a newer postgres version.
So, I've downloaded the postgres-7.3.4 source code and compiled it. But,
following the guidelines in the documentation, after "make install", I've
typed:
# su - postgres
(I don't know the meaning of a "login shell", but this is not my problem)
And then appears the message (in spanish):
"su: atention: we can't change to the directory /var/lib/pgsql: the directory
or file doesn't exists"
Previously I had postgres databases in /var/lib/pgsql. But I've uninstalled
the previously the 7.2 version and I don't know why this happens.
Could anyone guide me with this?
thanks and regards
Javier
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javier garcia - CEBAS wrote:
Please, disregard my last message. I've discovered that in "password" file it
was mentioned a path '/var/lib/psql' where Mandrake distro installed postres
previously. I've solved it.But I still have another problem:
A later step in Postgres installation instructions says:
"/usr/local/pgsql/bin/postmaster -D /usr/local/pgsql/data >logfile 2>&1 &"
and with this I obtain:
"bash: logfile: Dennied permission"I don't know bash either, so I can't understand the problem.
Could you give me a hand?
Javier
Javier,
What user are you when installing postgres?
You might try to do the following:
--
/usr/local/pgsql/bin/postmaster -D /usr/local/pgsql/data -l
/tmp/pgsql.log start
--
Basically, the problem you are having is that the user that you are
currently logged intot he shell as, doesn't have permission to
create/write to the 'logfile' in the current directory. My suggestion
would write your log to the /tmo directory. (which most users should
have access to write to)
-Robby
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Command Prompt, Inc. | http://www.commandprompt.com
rrussell@commandprompt.com | Telephone: (503) 222.2783
On Tue, Aug 26, 2003 at 18:40:12 +0200,
javier garcia - CEBAS <rn001@cebas.csic.es> wrote:
Please, disregard my last message. I've discovered that in "password" file it
was mentioned a path '/var/lib/psql' where Mandrake distro installed postres
previously. I've solved it.But I still have another problem:
A later step in Postgres installation instructions says:
"/usr/local/pgsql/bin/postmaster -D /usr/local/pgsql/data >logfile 2>&1 &"
and with this I obtain:
"bash: logfile: Dennied permission"I don't know bash either, so I can't understand the problem.
You don't have access to create or write 'logfile' in the current directory.
You might want to use a full path to wherever you want the logfille to be.
On Tuesday 26 August 2003 19:59, Bruno Wolff III wrote:
On Tue, Aug 26, 2003 at 18:40:12 +0200,
javier garcia - CEBAS <rn001@cebas.csic.es> wrote:
Please, disregard my last message. I've discovered that in "password"
file it was mentioned a path '/var/lib/psql' where Mandrake distro
installed postres previously. I've solved it.But I still have another problem:
A later step in Postgres installation instructions says:
"/usr/local/pgsql/bin/postmaster -D /usr/local/pgsql/data >logfile 2>&1
&" and with this I obtain:
"bash: logfile: Dennied permission"I don't know bash either, so I can't understand the problem.
You don't have access to create or write 'logfile' in the current
directory. You might want to use a full path to wherever you want the
logfille to be.
If You downloaded PostgreSQL sources, there are startup scripts in contrib
dir. If You do not have the sources, You can download it from :
http://developer.postgresql.org/cvsweb.cgi/pgsql-server/contrib/start-scripts/
Usage is simple: get the script, put it in the /etc/init.d/ and name it
'postgres'. (I assume You are using Linux).
To start the server simply type: /etc/init.d/postgres start.
You can use one of the five switches: start, stop, restart , reload and
status.
Regards !