Re: Getting Started newbie questions)

Redhat builds postgresql in /var/lib/pgsql

Ron Peck
Software Engineer
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-----Original Message-----
From: Steve_Miller(at)sil(dot)org [SMTP:Steve_Miller(at)sil(dot)org]
Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 9:56 AM
To: pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: [NOVICE] Getting Started newbie questions)

I'm new to both Linux and Postgres

I installed Red Hat 8 on a stand-alone test machine yesterday. I did
a
custom install, and installed everything. So my assumption is that
everything Red Hat 8 could install was installed, including
Postgresql.

I went into Server Settings, Services, and in Service Configuration
found
postgresql. I checked it, so that it would start on reboot. The
machine has
since been rebooted

The tutorial says the Postgresql is stored in /usr/local/pgsql/ and
/usr/local/pgsql/data. I don't see either one, either as me (Steve)
or as
root. I do see files under /usr/lib/, usr/share/, and usr/include.

The tutorial says to try to create a new database with

$ createdb mydb

I get the error:

psql: FATAL 1: user "Steve" does not exist
createdb: database creation failed.

This sounds to me like postmaster is running. But what do I know?

The tutorial says to try the command with the absolute path:

/usr/local/pgsql/bin/createdb mydb

I get the error:

No such file or directory

No surprise there. I already saw that I couldn't find a
/usr/local/pgsql

Steve

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