Being root user [root@testserver ~]# ls -al /var/lib/psql/ ls: cannot access /var/lib/psql/: No such file or directory [root@testserver ~]# ls -al /var/lib/psql/9.4/ ls: cannot access /var/lib/psql/9.4/: No such file or directory [root@testserver ~]# ls -al /var/lib/psql/9.4/data ls: cannot access /var/lib/psql/9.4/data: No such file or directory [root@testserver ~]# sudo su - postgres =============== Being postgress user - output -bash-4.2$ id uid=26(postgres) -bash-4.2$ ls -al /var/lib/psql/ ls: cannot access /var/lib/psql/: No such file or directory -bash-4.2$ ls -al /var/lib/psql/9.4/ ls: cannot access /var/lib/psql/9.4/: No such file or directory -bash-4.2$ ls -al /var/lib/psql/9.4/data ls: cannot access /var/lib/psql/9.4/data: No such file or directory -bash-4.2$ -- View this message in context: http://www.postgresql-archive.org/unable-to-find-data-folder-postgres9-4-tp5951044p5951282.html Sent from the PostgreSQL - admin mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin