Re: Databse installation problem - Mailing list pgsql-novice
From | Tim Bowden |
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Subject | Re: Databse installation problem |
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Msg-id | 1253520101.4434.57.camel@mordor Whole thread Raw |
In response to | Re: Databse installation problem (Bhushan Verma <verma.bhushan@gmail.com>) |
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Re: Databse installation problem
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List | pgsql-novice |
On Mon, 2009-09-21 at 12:59 +0530, Bhushan Verma wrote: > 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@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.bowden@westnet.com.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.gurjeet@gmail.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.bhushan@gmail.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 You seem to be using psql from 8.3.7 but running the 8.3.1 server still. How *exactly* are you stopping the old server and starting the new one, and are there any messages in /var/lib/pgsql/data/serverlog? Tim Bowden BTW, please don't top post. It ruins the flow of the conversation and makes it very difficult to follow.
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