Re: issues when installing postgres

On 05/09/2018 02:47 PM, Antonio Silva wrote:
> 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

What does ps ax | grep post show?

My guess is you are going to have to reinstall Postgres.

>
> Thanks
>
> Antonio
>
>
> 2018-05-09 10:36 GMT-03:00 Adrian Klaver <adrian(dot)klaver(at)aklaver(dot)com
> <mailto: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?
>
>
> ● 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.
>
>
>
>
> 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 <mailto:adrian(dot)klaver(at)aklaver(dot)com>
>
>

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