Re: Moving the data directory

[Scott Mead <scottm@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 4:58 PM, Sairam Krishnamurthy <kmsram420@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

None. The log is empty.

Can you manually start the database as the postgres user:

/usr/lib/postgresql/8.4/bin/pg_ctl start -D /media/extension/var/lib/postgresql/8.4/main/ -o config_file="/etc/postgresql/8.4/main/postgresql.conf"
 

--Scott

Thanks,
Sairam Krishnamurthy
+1 612 859 8161

On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 3:45 PM, Scott Mead <scottm@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 4:41 PM, Sairam Krishnamurthy <kmsram420@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>>
>> All,
>>
>> I am using Ubuntu 10.04 and Postgres 8.4, I have been trying to move
>> my data dir to another device for the past couple of days but ran into
>> a lot of problems.
>>
>> I did the following:
>>
>> 1. Copy the contents of /var/lib/postgresql/8.4/main to my folder.
>> 2. Changed the data_directory in postgresql.conf.
>>
>> When I start postgres using /etc/init.d script I get the following error,
>>
>> * Starting PostgreSQL 8.4 database server
>>  * Error: could not exec /usr/lib/postgresql/8.4/bin/pg_ctl
>> /usr/lib/postgresql/8.4/bin/pg_ctl start -D
>> /media/extension/var/lib/postgresql/8.4/main/ -l
>> /var/log/postgresql/postgresql-8.4-main.log -s -o  -c
>> config_file="/etc/postgresql/8.4/main/postgresql.conf" :
>>
>>
>> I tried changing the ownership of the
>> /media/extension/var/lib/postgresql dir to <myusername>, postgres and
>> root. Now of them worked and I keep getting the same error message.
>>
>> I found a lot of similar problems online but none had a solution.
>>
>> Can someone help me with this?
>
> Do you have any useful information in the logs?
>
> /var/log/postgresql/postgresql-8.4-main.log
>
> --Scott
>
>
>
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Sairam Krishnamurthy
>> +1 612 859 8161
>>
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