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From Tom Lane
Subject Re: starting postgresql for first time
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In response to starting postgresql for first time  (Robert Morgan <robert_@ihug.co.nz>)
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Robert Morgan <robert_@ihug.co.nz> writes:
> AT THIS POINT I DID CTRL+Z AS NOTHING ELSE HAPPENED

You seem to be missing the fundamental concept that you want to start
the postmaster as a background process.  See
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/7.4/static/postmaster-start.html

            regards, tom lane

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