Re: [ADMIN] Problems starting postmaster

From: "Oliver Elphick" <olly(at)lfix(dot)co(dot)uk>
To: Miguel Valero <valero(at)ao(dot)uscourts(dot)gov>
Cc: Terry Mackintosh <terry(at)terrym(dot)com>, pgsql-admin(at)postgreSQL(dot)org
Subject: Re: [ADMIN] Problems starting postmaster
Date: 1998-12-20 08:36:14
Message-ID: 199812200836.IAA07074@linda.lfix.co.uk
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Miguel Valero wrote:
>Terry,
>
>Thanks for your help, but I still getting the same message when I run the
>following postgresql script as root:
>
>[root(at)lelu /root]# /etc/rc.d/init.d/postgresql start
>Starting postgresql service: bash: /home/valero/.bashrc: Permission denied
^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^


It is bash that is complaining - apparently about the .bashrc in your own
home directory.

Do `su - root' rather than just `su' and try again.

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