You can create databases which are compatible with the Debian/Ubuntu packaging and scripts with pg_createcluster. Please see the manpage, and first, /usr/share/doc/postgresql-common/README.Debian.
Usually the installation of postgresql-8.2 shuold create a default cluster which is handled by the init script. For some reason this didn't work for you. Can you please do the following and cut&paste the output for me? sudo apt-get remove --purge postgresql-8.2 sudo apt-get install postgresql-8.2 ** Changed in: postgresql-common (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Martin Pitt (pitti) Status: New => Incomplete -- postgresql 8.2 won't start, init.d-functions uses wrong paths https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/175868 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs