Re: issues when installing postgres

Hello Adrian

Are you using the Ubuntu or Postgres repos?
> I'm using the Ubuntu repos

Can you connect to Postgres using psql?
> No I cannot

Thanks

Antonio

2018-05-09 10:36 GMT-03:00 Adrian Klaver <adrian(dot)klaver(at)aklaver(dot)com>:

> On 05/08/2018 05:54 PM, Antonio Silva wrote:
>
>> Hello!
>>
>>
> Comments inline.
>
> I bought a new computer and I installed Ubuntu 18.04 and after PostgreSQL.
>> sudo apt install postgresql postgresql-contrib pgadmin3
>>
>
> Are you using the Ubuntu or Postgres repos?
>
>
>> Nevertheless I had some issues with configuration files and decided to
>> uninstall it completely
>> sudo apt purge postgresql postgresql-contrib pgadmin3
>>
>> When I installed it again I notice that postgresql.conf and pg_hba.conf
>> were the oldies files. Then I uninstall Postgres once more and removed the
>> directory /etc/postgresql/
>>
>> After a new install I noticed that the directory /etc/postgresql/ was
>> completely empty - it was not created again. There are no more
>> postgresql.conf and pg_hba.conf files. I could find only
>> postgresql.conf.sample and pg_hba.conf.sample at /usr/share/postgresql/10
>>
>> /etc/init.d/postgresql status says that Postgres is running fine
>>
>
> Can you connect to Postgres using psql?
>
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>> ● postgresql.service - PostgreSQL RDBMS
>> Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/postgresql.service; enabled; vendor
>> preset: enabled)
>> Active: active (exited) since Tue 2018-05-08 10:43:23 -03; 1h 55min ago
>> Process: 6451 ExecStart=/bin/true (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
>> Main PID: 6451 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
>>
>
> To be running the server would need its conf files somewhere.
>
>
>> What should I have to do to heve the folder /etc/postgresql/10/ ... and
>> all
>> its files agais?
>>
>
> If you are going to use the packages then yes.
>
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>
>> I really appreciate any help. Thanks in advance.
>>
>> All the best
>>
>> --
>> Antônio Olinto Ávila da Silva
>>
>>
>
> --
> Adrian Klaver
> adrian(dot)klaver(at)aklaver(dot)com
>