From: | "Vance Greenway" <vance(at)ricochet(dot)net> |
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To: | "Terry Mackintosh" <terry(at)terrym(dot)com> |
Cc: | <pgsql-admin(at)postgreSQL(dot)org> |
Subject: | Re: [ADMIN] my postgres.init file |
Date: | 1999-01-10 05:31:19 |
Message-ID: | 000e01be3c5a$75ec5ba0$9e86b3cc@default |
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hmmm, that raised another error:
Starting postgres: stdin: is not a tty
any ideas on that one?
what is a tty anyway?
sure appreciate your help.
-----Original Message-----
From: Terry Mackintosh <terry(at)terrym(dot)com>
To: Vance Greenway <vance(at)ricochet(dot)net>
Cc: pgsql-admin(at)postgreSQL(dot)org <pgsql-admin(at)postgreSQL(dot)org>
Date: Saturday, January 09, 1999 5:56 PM
Subject: Re: [ADMIN] my postgres.init file
>Hi Vance
>
>On Sat, 9 Jan 1999, Vance Greenway wrote:
>
>> when i execute my posgres.init file, it asks for a password per the su
>> command that is in it, but does not pause for a password to be entered
>> and consequently cannot launch the postmaster. is there an obvious fix,
>> or even an obscure one to help this newbie out?
>
>That file is ment to be run at boot time, that is, to be run as root.
>Are you trying to run it as other then root or postgres?
>
>Have a great night, home that helps
>Terry Mackintosh <terry(at)terrym(dot)com> http://www.terrym.com
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