Re: Install fails on Debian sid - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Alvaro Herrera
Subject Re: Install fails on Debian sid
Date
Msg-id 20071007164625.GA6000@alvh.no-ip.org
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In response to Install fails on Debian sid  (Joe Masters <joem@joeshome.me.uk>)
List pgsql-general
Joe Masters wrote:
> Cannot get Postgres 8.2 working on Debian sid using the Debian package.
> At the config stage I get a message telling me to run:-
>     pg_createcluster 8.2 main --start
>
> Doing this (as root) produces the following output:-
>
> Creating new cluster (configuration: /etc/postgresql/8.2/main, \
> data: /var/lib/postgresql/8.2/main)...
> sh: /dev/null: Permission denied

Huh!?

Make sure /dev/null has appropriate privileges.

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