Re: postmaster - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: postmaster
Date
Msg-id 24382.1122869755@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to postmaster  (eoghan <postgres@redry.net>)
List pgsql-general
eoghan <postgres@redry.net> writes:
> Im running postgres on OS X 10.4.2. Im having a problem starting
> postgres though... but its maybe something dumb im doing...
> So i su -l postgres and cd to my /opt/local/bin where postmaster is...
> But i always get a:
> -su: postmaster: command not found
> Its there. Anyone know what im doing wrong?

On most Unixen, "." is not in the default PATH, for pretty good security
reasons.  You can either say "./postmaster ...", or forget the "cd" and
just do "/opt/local/bin/postmaster ...".

            regards, tom lane

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