Hi all! Postgresql is installed automatically with rpm packets, It run perfectly with command : /etc/init.d/postgresql start But when I stop it and switch to user: postgres, and start it with command: postmaster -i then it does not working because It don't know where the database is placed. A error message: postmaster does not know where to find the database system data. You must specify the directory that contains the database system either by specifying the -D invocation option or by setting the PGDATA environment variable. Please help me! ******************************************************* Tran Anh Tu Vien CNTT - DHQG Ha Noi Phone: 047680417-25 Email trantu@xxxxxxxxxx *******************************************************