| From: | Bill Moran <wmoran(at)potentialtech(dot)com> |
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| To: | "Sebastien ARBOGAST" <sebastien(dot)arbogast(at)gmail(dot)com> |
| Cc: | pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: postgres cannot access the server configuration file |
| Date: | 2007-12-15 14:29:12 |
| Message-ID: | 20071215092912.bd189c3a.wmoran@potentialtech.com |
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"Sebastien ARBOGAST" <sebastien(dot)arbogast(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
>
> I'm trying to start postgreSQL server on my Macbook Pro. I've
> installed it using packages available here:
> http://www.kyngchaos.com/wiki/software:postgres
> But when I try to start up the server running "sudo SystemStarter
> start PostgreSQL", I get the following message:
>
> postgres cannot access the server configuration file
> "/usr/local/pgsql/data/postgresql.conf": No such file or directory
>
> And as a matter of fact, there is no such file in this directory. Do I
> have to create it manually?
You need to run initdb to create the directory:
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/app-initdb.html
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Bill Moran
http://www.potentialtech.com
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