Re: Don't know where to begin - Mailing list pgsql-novice

From Oliver Elphick
Subject Re: Don't know where to begin
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Msg-id 200009131030.e8DAUIm29156@linda.lfix.co.uk
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In response to Re: Don't know where to begin  (Mark Cannata <markcann@mediaone.net>)
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Mark Cannata wrote:
  >When I run initdb I get the following message:
  >initdb does not know where to find the files that make up Postgres (the
  >PGLIB directory). You must identify the PGLIB directory either with a
  >--pglib invocation option or by setting the PGLIB environment variable, or
  >by having a program called 'postconfig' in your search path that outputs an
  >assignment for PGLIB.
  >
  >I've read the man page. I guess I don't understand the syntax.

initdb is looking for a file called global1.bki.source, which on my (Debian)
system is in /usr/lib/postgresql/lib.  For me, that would be the value to give
to initdb.  You need to find out where the Red Hat package puts that file
and give the appropriate directory name.

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