Re: Should I care about this error "failed to link /usr/bin/psql [...] exists and it is not a symlink"?

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Ekaterina Amez <ekaterina(dot)amez(at)zunibal(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-admin(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Should I care about this error "failed to link /usr/bin/psql [...] exists and it is not a symlink"?
Date: 2019-12-03 15:14:59
Message-ID: 32105.1575386099@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Ekaterina Amez <ekaterina(dot)amez(at)zunibal(dot)com> writes:
> I'm installing postgres 9.6 in a CentOS 7 computer that already has
> postgres v9.2 installed (version that comes with CentOS installer) and
> I've seen the message of this mail's subject.
> ...
> failed to link /usr/bin/psql -> /etc/alternatives/pgsql-psql: /usr/bin/psql exists and it is not a symlink
> ...

I believe the issue here is that you've got Red Hat's postgresql packages
installed, and they're not set up to participate in alternatives
switching. I'd suggest removing those packages --- having them installed
alongside PGDG postgres packages is going to lead to nothing but grief.

regards, tom lane

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