Re: Databse installation problem

Hi, Ok you ar right.
Now I triied as follows:
its showing psql 8.3.7 but server 8.3.1 and query returns 8.3.1

[root(at)netocean2 pgsql]# /var/lib/pgsql/bin/psql test
Welcome to psql 8.3.7 (server 8.3.1), the PostgreSQL interactive terminal.

Type: \copyright for distribution terms
\h for help with SQL commands
\? for help with psql commands
\g or terminate with semicolon to execute query
\q to quit

test=>
test=> select version();
version
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PostgreSQL 8.3.1 on i386-redhat-linux-gnu, compiled by GCC gcc (GCC) 4.3.0
20080314 (Red Hat 4.3.0-3)
(1 row)

On 9/21/09, Tim Bowden <tim(dot)bowden(at)westnet(dot)com(dot)au> wrote:
>
> On Mon, 2009-09-21 at 11:54 +0530, Bhushan Verma wrote:
> > Hi,thanks for your mail.
> > I have alredy stopped the database before new installation.
> > I have tried as you said but I am getting the same version 8.3.1.
> >
> > As per Tim Bowden said , I have also done these steps but not able to
> > get the 8.3.7 version.
> >
> > On 9/21/09, Gurjeet Singh <singh(dot)gurjeet(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
> > This does not belong to pgsql-bugs.
> >
> > I have a feeling that your previous version of postgres is
> > still running. You should have stopped that daemon before
> > doing 'rm -rf'. attaching/pasting your pgstartup.log would
> > also help.
> >
> > For now, kill your current postgres processes, and then try to
> > start again.
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 11:23 AM, Bhushan Verma
> > <verma(dot)bhushan(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
> >
> > I have tried to install postgres version 8.3.7 as
> > follows
> >
> > rm -rf /var/lib/pgsql
> > mkdir /var/lib/pgsql
> > ./configure --prefix /var/lib/pgsql
> > gmake
> > su
> > gmake install
> > adduser postgres
> > mkdir /var/lib/pgsql/data
> > chown postgres /var/lib/pgsql/data
> > su - postgres
> > /usr/local/pgsql/bin/initdb -D /var/lib/pgsql/data
> > /usr/local/pgsql/bin/postgres -D /var/lib/pgsql/data
> > >pgstartup.log 2>&1 &
> > /usr/local/pgsql/bin/createdb test
> > /usr/local/pgsql/bin/psql test
> >
> > then i log on database to see the version
> > test=> select version();
> >
> > version
> >
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > PostgreSQL 8.3.1 on i386-redhat-linux-gnu, compiled
> > by GCC gcc (GCC) 4.3.0 20080314 (Red Hat 4.3.0-3)
> > (1 row)
> > but its showing me 8.3.1 that was my previous version.
> > Could anyone tell me what is the problem.
> >
> > --
> > With Regards,
> > Bhushan
>
>
> Ok, actually reading what you did this time, why are you
> running /usr/local/pgsql/bin/* when your configure --prefix
> is /var/lib/pgsql/?
>
> You're stating the old install not the new install.
>
>
> HTH,
> Tim Bowden
>
>
>
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With Regards,
Bhushan