On Wed, 2007-04-25 at 16:46 +0530, Erle Pereira wrote: > these are the two commands I had to use. > > as "postgres" user > 1. /usr/lib/postgresql/7.4/bin/initdb -D /var/lib/postgresql/ > > as root: > 2. su -c '/usr/lib/postgresql/7.4/bin/pg_ctl -D /var/lib/postgresql/ > -l /var/lib/postgresql/logfile start' postgres
AFAIK, this is standard procedure for PGSQL installation (at least from source distribution). If you say that in previous setups (from apt) you didn't need to perform those tasks then it's either a bug or a policy change. Andrea -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
