This one works for us ....
#!/bin/sh
# Start/stop/restart postgresql.
#
# To start PostgreSQL automatically at boot, be sure this script is
executable:
# chmod 755 /etc/rc.d/rc.postgres
# --> Before you can run PostgreSQL, you must have a database. Use initd.
#
# Note that step one is becoming the 'postgres' user. It's important to do
this
# before making any changes to the database, or postgres won't be able to
write
# to it later
# Set up variables
PGROOT=/usr/local/pgsql
PGDATA=/usr/local/pgsql/data
PGUSER=postgres
PGLOG="$PGDATA/postgres.log"
PGDAEMON="$PGROOT/bin/postmaster"
PGCTL="$PGROOT/bin/pg_ctl"
if echo '\c' | grep -s c >/dev/null 2>%1; then
ECHO_N="echo -n"
ECHO_C=""
else
ECHO_N="echo"
ECHO_C='\c'
fi
set -e
# Start postgresql:
postgresql_start() {
$ECHO_N "Starting PostgreSQL: "$ECHO_C
su - $PGUSER -c "$PGDAEMON -D '$PGDATA' &" >>$PGLOG 2>&1
echo "ok"
}
# Stop postgresql:
postgresql_stop() {
$ECHO_N "Stopping PostgreSQL: "$ECHO_C
su - $PGUSER -c "$PGCTL stop -D '$PGDATA' -s -m fast" >>$PGLOG 2>&1
echo "ok"
}
# Restart postgreSQL:
postgresql_restart() {
$ECHO_N "Restarting PostgreSQL: "$ECHO_C
su - $PGUSER -c "$PGCTL stop -D '$PGDATA' -s -m fast" >>$PGLOG 2>&1
echo "ok"
su - $PGUSER -c "$PGDAEMON -D '$PGDATA' &" >>$PGLOG 2>&1
echo "ok"
}
case "$1" in
'start')
postgresql_start
;;
'stop')
postgresql_stop
;;
'restart')
postgresql_restart
;;
*)
echo "Usage $0 {start|stop|restart}" 1>&2
exit 1
;;
esac
exit 0
-----Original Message-----
From: pgsql-novice-owner@postgresql.org
[mailto:pgsql-novice-owner@postgresql.org]On Behalf Of Andrej Ricnik-Bay
Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 2:19 PM
To: pgsql-novice@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: [NOVICE] Init script
On 9/24/05, Marc Khayat <marc@globalcarrier.net> wrote:
> Anyone can provide the init script (that resides in /etc/rc.d/ini.t) for
> Postgresql-8.0.3? it's installed in /usr/local/pgsql
Can't you find the one from your RPM?
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