On Dec 10, 2004, at 4:26 AM, Vikas Kumawat wrote:
<excerpt><fontfamily><param>Arial</param><smaller> </smaller><x-tad-bigger>Dear
Sir /Madam,</x-tad-bigger></fontfamily>
<fontfamily><param>Arial</param><smaller> </smaller><x-tad-bigger>We are
working on Linux suse 9.0 and we have installed Postgres 7.3 through
yast with the privileges of
"</x-tad-bigger><bold><x-tad-bigger>root</x-tad-bigger></bold><x-tad-bigger>"
user. But we are not able to start / configure the postgres database,
Kindly help us in configuring and starting the same database and how
can we create database and use it. We will be very thankful to you
prompt help.</x-tad-bigger></fontfamily>
<fontfamily><param>Arial</param><x-tad-bigger>Thanks & Regards</x-tad-bigger></fontfamily>
<fontfamily><param>Arial</param><x-tad-bigger>Vikas Kumawat</x-tad-bigger></fontfamily>
</excerpt>
The postgres users should own the data directory, but otherwise should
not have administrative privileges. What is the specific error you
are getting?
On Dec 10, 2004, at 4:26 AM, Vikas Kumawat wrote:
> Dear Sir /Madam,
>
> We are working on Linux suse 9.0 and we have installed Postgres 7.3
> through yast with the privileges of "root" user. But we are not able
> to start / configure the postgres database, Kindly help us in
> configuring and starting the same database and how can we create
> database and use it. We will be very thankful to you prompt help.
>
> Thanks & Regards
> Vikas Kumawat
>
The postgres users should own the data directory, but otherwise should
not have administrative privileges. What is the specific error you are
getting?
