Thread: trying to start postmaster
I've just compiled the latest postgresql on gentoo linux. I don't have anything like /etc/postgresql or /var/lib/postgresql. The only thing it created during compilation is a /usr/share/postgresql with some pg_hba.conf.sample and postgresql.conf.sample (and also /usr/share/doc/postgresql-7.3.1). When I start postmaster it says it can't cd to /var/lib/postgres which indeed doesn't exists. Do I need to create all them myself or did I miss something? thanx in advance
Don Patou <pknoob@noos.fr> writes: > When I start postmaster it says it can't cd > to /var/lib/postgres which indeed doesn't exists. Do I need to create all > them myself or did I miss something? You didn't run initdb. See chapter three of the Admin Guide: http://www.ca.postgresql.org/users-lounge/docs/7.3/postgres/runtime.html regards, tom lane