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Databse installation problem

From
Bhushan Verma
Date:

I have tried to install postgres version 8.3.7 as follows

rm -rf /var/lib/pgsql
mkdir /var/lib/pgsql
./configure --prefix /var/lib/pgsql
gmake
su
gmake install
adduser postgres
mkdir /var/lib/pgsql/data
chown postgres /var/lib/pgsql/data
su - postgres
/usr/local/pgsql/bin/initdb -D /var/lib/pgsql/data
/usr/local/pgsql/bin/postgres -D /var/lib/pgsql/data >pgstartup.log 2>&1 &
/usr/local/pgsql/bin/createdb test
/usr/local/pgsql/bin/psql test

then i log on database to see the version
test=> select version();
                                                version
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 PostgreSQL 8.3.1 on i386-redhat-linux-gnu, compiled by GCC gcc (GCC) 4.3.0 20080314 (Red Hat 4.3.0-3)
(1 row)
but its showing me 8.3.1 that was my previous version.
Could anyone tell me what is the problem.

--
With Regards,
Bhushan

Re: Databse installation problem

From
Robert Haas
Date:
On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 1:53 AM, Bhushan Verma <verma.bhushan@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I have tried to install postgres version 8.3.7 as follows
>
> rm -rf /var/lib/pgsql
> mkdir /var/lib/pgsql
> ./configure --prefix /var/lib/pgsql
> gmake
> su
> gmake install
> adduser postgres
> mkdir /var/lib/pgsql/data
> chown postgres /var/lib/pgsql/data
> su - postgres
> /usr/local/pgsql/bin/initdb -D /var/lib/pgsql/data
> /usr/local/pgsql/bin/postgres -D /var/lib/pgsql/data >pgstartup.log 2>&1 &
> /usr/local/pgsql/bin/createdb test
> /usr/local/pgsql/bin/psql test
>
> then i log on database to see the version
> test=> select version();
>                                                 version
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>  PostgreSQL 8.3.1 on i386-redhat-linux-gnu, compiled by GCC gcc (GCC) 4.3.0
> 20080314 (Red Hat 4.3.0-3)
> (1 row)
> but its showing me 8.3.1 that was my previous version.
> Could anyone tell me what is the problem.

You still have the old version in your PATH variable, and before the
new version.

...Robert