Re: From a real novice - Mailing list pgsql-novice
From | Rod Kreisler |
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Subject | Re: From a real novice |
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Msg-id | 5.2.0.9.0.20030324132342.03dd4e08@127.0.0.1 Whole thread Raw |
In response to | Re: From a real novice (Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com>) |
List | pgsql-novice |
At 10:14 AM 3/24/2003 -0800, Josh Berkus wrote: >Tamir, > > > I've just been abandoned by my FreeBSD/PostgreSQL administrator just as we > > were setting things up for our test server. I hope if I provide as much of > > the specs as I can get my hands on, someone on the list will be able to > > help me with my problem. > > From the rest of the description of your problem, you really need the >assistance of a BSD admin at least. That person can get help for the >postgres-specific problems on this list or elsewhere, but assisting you with >both Postgresql and with BSD is probably beyond the capability of any mailing >list. Further, if you are new to both, you are likely to damage something >(most likely system security) in poking around to learn what's what. And >this sounds like it's supposed to be a production test system. True this. Tamir, I'd suggest you bite the bullet and contract a pro. >If you have plenty of time, buy a book on BSD admin, and learn BSD before you >try to learn Postgres on BSD. Make sense? > > > Although pgsql seems to be installed, I do not know why pgsql isn't running > > or starting at the time the system comes up. It doesn't show up in the TOP > > list. > >This would require a startup script wherever BSD keeps startup >scripts. I'm a >Linux user, so I can't give you pointers on this one. Suffice it to say that >startup scripts are *not* part of the PostgreSQL install. Tamir, when installed via ports, a startup script that needs minimal editing will be placed in /usr/local/etc/rc.d > > 3. I assume I can ensure I have the most recent installation support by > > doing a cvsup but I really only want to get my hands on the most recent > > pgsql for FreeBSD. How is this possible? > >If you are a newbie, you should not be messing with Postgres-CVS. Stick to a >stable version instead, which is downloadable from the Postgres web site. Josh, FreeBSD cvsup has nothing to do with CVS software. It has to do with upgrading the OS and/or applications. The name is misleading. Tamir, You can write a supfile that will only upgrade certain ports. > > 4. We did minimal work on the previous version and I don't need to save any > > of the data or configuration information as it may exist in various > > configuration files throughout my FreeBSD system. How can I ensure that > > I've removed all of these before I do my new installation? > >They will all be in the $PGDATA directory, database and config files both. > > > At a time like this I can not describe how grateful I would be for > > someone's detailed and very patient assistance. I am truly a novice. If > > this request belongs in a different group, then please do instruct me as to > > which one. > >As I said above, I think you need a consultant. > >-- >Josh Berkus >Aglio Database Solutions >San Francisco > > >---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- >TIP 3: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate >subscribe-nomail command to majordomo@postgresql.org so that your >message can get through to the mailing list cleanly
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