Re: fail in installing postgresql-6.5.3 to FreeBSD - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From The Hermit Hacker
Subject Re: fail in installing postgresql-6.5.3 to FreeBSD
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Msg-id Pine.BSF.4.21.0007052014020.33627-100000@thelab.hub.org
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In response to Re: fail in installing postgresql-6.5.3 to FreeBSD  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
Responses RE: fail in installing postgresql-6.5.3 to FreeBSD
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On Wed, 5 Jul 2000, Tom Lane wrote:

> >> ===>   Generating temporary packing list
> >> Initializing PostgreSQL Databases - this may take a few minutes...
> >> Unknown option: `-l'
> >> Usage: su [ -bcdefilmnqstvVxX ] [ argument ... ].
> >> *** Error code 1
>
> I don't know what these messages are from, but they sure are not from
> any code that's executed by the standard Postgres install sequence.
> Postgres does not invoke su, ever.

he's trying to install it out of ports under FreeBSD ... the install runs
as root, but does a 'su' to the postgres  user to do the initdb ... my
only major guess is that his ports are out of sync with his operating
system ...



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