Thread: Newbie [CentOS 5.2] initdb
While going through http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Detailed_installation_guides and typing service postgresql start as root I got "/var/lib/pgsql/data is missing. Use "service postgresql initdb" to initialize the cluster first." When I run service postgresql initdb, I get "se: [FAILED]". However, /var/lib/pqsql/data is created and user postgresowns it. But then I run service postgresql start and the very same error occurs.. Daneel
On 12/08/2008 15:11, Daneel wrote: > While going through > http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Detailed_installation_guides > and typing > service postgresql start > as root I got > "/var/lib/pgsql/data is missing. Use "service postgresql initdb" to > initialize the cluster first." You should re-post to the pgsql-general mailing list, as you're more likely to get an answer there; this one is for PgAdmin. Ray. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Raymond O'Donnell, Director of Music, Galway Cathedral, Ireland rod@iol.ie Galway Cathedral Recitals: http://www.galwaycathedral.org/recitals ------------------------------------------------------------------
On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 10:44 AM, Raymond O'Donnell <rod@iol.ie> wrote: > On 12/08/2008 15:11, Daneel wrote: > >> While going through >> http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Detailed_installation_guides >> and typing >> service postgresql start >> as root I got >> "/var/lib/pgsql/data is missing. Use "service postgresql initdb" to >> initialize the cluster first." > > You should re-post to the pgsql-general mailing list, as you're more likely > to get an answer there; this one is for PgAdmin. > > Ray. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > Raymond O'Donnell, Director of Music, Galway Cathedral, Ireland > rod@iol.ie > Galway Cathedral Recitals: http://www.galwaycathedral.org/recitals > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > -- > Sent via pgadmin-support mailing list (pgadmin-support@postgresql.org) > To make changes to your subscription: > http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgadmin-support > Daneel, I didn't see a post on another list, so I'm guessing you're still having problems. I'm not sure which tut you were using from the wiki you linked to, but section section 15.1 in the doc sums up initialization, and the rest of chapter 15 explains what each command is doing. My guess is that you still need to create the default postgres DB. http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/interactive/installation.html -jcvlz
jcvlz wrote: > On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 10:44 AM, Raymond O'Donnell <rod@iol.ie> wrote: >> On 12/08/2008 15:11, Daneel wrote: >> >>> While going through >>> http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Detailed_installation_guides >>> and typing >>> service postgresql start >>> as root I got >>> "/var/lib/pgsql/data is missing. Use "service postgresql initdb" to >>> initialize the cluster first." >> You should re-post to the pgsql-general mailing list, as you're more likely >> to get an answer there; this one is for PgAdmin. >> >> Ray. >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Raymond O'Donnell, Director of Music, Galway Cathedral, Ireland >> rod@iol.ie >> Galway Cathedral Recitals: http://www.galwaycathedral.org/recitals >> ------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> -- >> Sent via pgadmin-support mailing list (pgadmin-support@postgresql.org) >> To make changes to your subscription: >> http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgadmin-support >> > > > Daneel, > > I didn't see a post on another list, so I'm guessing you're still > having problems. I'm not sure which tut you were using from the wiki > you linked to, but section section 15.1 in the doc sums up > initialization, and the rest of chapter 15 explains what each command > is doing. > > My guess is that you still need to create the default postgres DB. > > http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/interactive/installation.html > > -jcvlz > Thank you both, I've post it on pgsql.general, any tips on the topic are welcome. I use 8.3.1 installed from RPM packages (only 3 necessary used: postgresql-libs, postgresql and postgresql-server). Daneel