Re: Newbie [CentOS 5.2] service postgresql initdb

From: Daneel <dan(at)dan(dot)dan>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Newbie [CentOS 5.2] service postgresql initdb
Date: 2008-08-13 07:25:35
Message-ID: g7u29p$73l$1@aioe.org
Views: Raw Message | Whole Thread | Download mbox | Resend email
Thread:
Lists: pgsql-general

Daneel wrote:
> While going through
> http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Detailed_installation_guides
> and typing
> service postgresql start
> as root I got
> "/var/lib/pgsql/data is missing. Use "service postgresql initdb" to
> initialize the cluster first."
>
> When I run
> service postgresql initdb
> I get
> "se: [FAILED]".
> However, /var/lib/pqsql/data is created and user postgres owns it.
>
> But then I run
> service postgresql start
> and the very same error occurs..
>
> Daneel

Shoud add that version is 8.3.1 and I've installed it using RPM
packages... Thanks in advance for any tip...

Daneel

In response to

Responses

Browse pgsql-general by date

  From Date Subject
Next Message Dave Page 2008-08-13 07:44:28 Re: mac install question
Previous Message Klint Gore 2008-08-13 06:08:43 Re: Need help returning record set from a dynamic sql query