Thread: Fwd: installing postgres7.3.4 problem II
Please, disregard my last message. I've discovered that in "password" file it was mentioned a path '/var/lib/psql' where Mandrake distro installed postres previously. I've solved it. But I still have another problem: A later step in Postgres installation instructions says: "/usr/local/pgsql/bin/postmaster -D /usr/local/pgsql/data >logfile 2>&1 &" and with this I obtain: "bash: logfile: Dennied permission" I don't know bash either, so I can't understand the problem. Could you give me a hand? Javier ------------------------------------------------------ ---------- Mensaje reenviado ---------- Subject: installing postgres7.3.4 problem Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 18:10:10 +0200 From: javier garcia - CEBAS <rn001@cebas.csic.es> To: pgsql-general@postgresql.org Hi all. (I'm a newby. I recognize it) At the moment I had postgres running on my Linux machine with no problem. I had version 7.2 installed, and this version came along with my Mandrake distribution. Now, I want to install a contribution package (postgis extensions), and previously I would like to install a newer postgres version. So, I've downloaded the postgres-7.3.4 source code and compiled it. But, following the guidelines in the documentation, after "make install", I've typed: # su - postgres (I don't know the meaning of a "login shell", but this is not my problem) And then appears the message (in spanish): "su: atention: we can't change to the directory /var/lib/pgsql: the directory or file doesn't exists" Previously I had postgres databases in /var/lib/pgsql. But I've uninstalled the previously the 7.2 version and I don't know why this happens. Could anyone guide me with this? thanks and regards Javier -------------------------------------------------------
javier garcia - CEBAS wrote: > Please, disregard my last message. I've discovered that in "password" file it > was mentioned a path '/var/lib/psql' where Mandrake distro installed postres > previously. I've solved it. > > But I still have another problem: > > A later step in Postgres installation instructions says: > "/usr/local/pgsql/bin/postmaster -D /usr/local/pgsql/data >logfile 2>&1 &" > and with this I obtain: > "bash: logfile: Dennied permission" > > I don't know bash either, so I can't understand the problem. > > Could you give me a hand? > > Javier Javier, What user are you when installing postgres? You might try to do the following: -- /usr/local/pgsql/bin/postmaster -D /usr/local/pgsql/data -l /tmp/pgsql.log start -- Basically, the problem you are having is that the user that you are currently logged intot he shell as, doesn't have permission to create/write to the 'logfile' in the current directory. My suggestion would write your log to the /tmo directory. (which most users should have access to write to) -Robby -- Robby Russell, | Sr. Administrator / Lead Programmer Command Prompt, Inc. | http://www.commandprompt.com rrussell@commandprompt.com | Telephone: (503) 222.2783
On Tue, Aug 26, 2003 at 18:40:12 +0200, javier garcia - CEBAS <rn001@cebas.csic.es> wrote: > Please, disregard my last message. I've discovered that in "password" file it > was mentioned a path '/var/lib/psql' where Mandrake distro installed postres > previously. I've solved it. > > But I still have another problem: > > A later step in Postgres installation instructions says: > "/usr/local/pgsql/bin/postmaster -D /usr/local/pgsql/data >logfile 2>&1 &" > and with this I obtain: > "bash: logfile: Dennied permission" > > I don't know bash either, so I can't understand the problem. You don't have access to create or write 'logfile' in the current directory. You might want to use a full path to wherever you want the logfille to be.
On Tuesday 26 August 2003 19:59, Bruno Wolff III wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 26, 2003 at 18:40:12 +0200,
>
> javier garcia - CEBAS <rn001@cebas.csic.es> wrote:
> > Please, disregard my last message. I've discovered that in "password"
> > file it was mentioned a path '/var/lib/psql' where Mandrake distro
> > installed postres previously. I've solved it.
> >
> > But I still have another problem:
> >
> > A later step in Postgres installation instructions says:
> > "/usr/local/pgsql/bin/postmaster -D /usr/local/pgsql/data >logfile 2>&1
> > &" and with this I obtain:
> > "bash: logfile: Dennied permission"
> >
> > I don't know bash either, so I can't understand the problem.
>
> You don't have access to create or write 'logfile' in the current
> directory. You might want to use a full path to wherever you want the
> logfille to be.
>
If You downloaded PostgreSQL sources, there are startup scripts in contrib
dir. If You do not have the sources, You can download it from :
http://developer.postgresql.org/cvsweb.cgi/pgsql-server/contrib/start-scripts/
Usage is simple: get the script, put it in the /etc/init.d/ and name it
'postgres'. (I assume You are using Linux).
To start the server simply type: /etc/init.d/postgres start.
You can use one of the five switches: start, stop, restart , reload and
status.
Regards !