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From Tom Lane
Subject Re: error on start up "could not change directory to"
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Msg-id 23584.1328483287@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to error on start up "could not change directory to"  (Kevin Duffy <kevind0718@gmail.com>)
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Kevin Duffy <kevind0718@gmail.com> writes:
> I am would guess that I am using the "pre-packaged" version,  because I did
> the install using yum.
> If I start postgresql using "sudo service postgresql start"  it will find
> my data
> directory?  Do I need to do a SU - postgres first?
> Is there a recent tutorial for starting, stopping and other simple
> postgresql
> admin tasks?

There should be a README file in /usr/share/doc/postgresql...
covering the idiosyncrasies of the RPM distribution.

            regards, tom lane

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