I haven't had access to my mail over the last few days, so in case you
are still having a problem, check below.
Raul Secan wrote:
I saw that in /etc/init.d/ dir I already have postgresql, so the service is
installed, bu wehn try to run:
service postgresql start
I receive:
Initializing database: [FAILED]
Starting postgresql service: pg_ctl: no operation mode specified
Try "pg_ctl --help" for more information.
-sh: line 2: -p: command not found
Anyway I just edit the postgresql file and see something anormal there I
think:
export PGDATA=/var/lib/pgsql/data
But my Postgresql data dir is /usr/local/pgsql/data.
Can someone tell me what is going on?
Thanks.
This is why you have to copy over the 'postgres' file in /etc/init.d
cp contrib/start-scripts/linux /etc/init.d/postgres
If you have properly installed postgres then the file that you are
copying over from contrib/start-scripts/ will be properly configured
with the correct environment variables. I would also recommend that you
delete anything in your /var/lib/pgsql/ directory if you haven't already
done so (after backing up any databases you may have).
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron St-Pierre" <rstpierre@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Raul Secan" <raul@xxxxxxxxxxx>; <pgsql-php@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 5:57 PM
Subject: Re: [PHP] running postgresql as a linux service
Raul Secan wrote:
Hello, I have succesfuly installed PostgreSQL 7.4.1, on my OS which is
Red Hat Linux 9.0.
I start the server with:
$ pg_ctl -D /usr/local/pgsql/data -l logfile start
And stop it with:
$ pg_ctl -D /usr/local/pgsql/data stop -m fast
There are two questions here, which I want to put to you guys:
1. How can make PostgreSQL run as a Linux service so database server
starts at each reboot
Below are the steps I use when I manually install PostgreSQL to have it
running when the server starts. However I don't use Red Hat, I use
Mandrake instead. You should be able to find the corresponding files on
your server if you know the installation directories for your
PostgreSQL, or use utilities like 'locate' or 'find' to find out where
they are installed.
<start>
*as root*:
- Configure the PostgreSQL SysV Script. This script is useful for
starting, stopping, and checking the status of PostgreSQL.
# cd /usr/local/src/postgresql-7.x
# cp contrib/start-scripts/linux /etc/init.d/postgres
# chmod 755 /etc/init.d/postgres
.... then edit the file to specify the data directory, etc. and sets the
environment variabes (PGDATA etc). The file is well documented. If you
installed Postgres manually, it should have the correct values already set.
- To have PostgreSQL start automatically when the computer boots add
symbolic links from the correct /etc/rc*.d/ directories to
/etc/init.d/postgres. If the normal runlevel is 3 then you really only
need to add it to rc3.d:
# ln -s /etc/init.d/postgres /etc/rc2.d/S85postgres
# ln -s /etc/init.d/postgres /etc/rc3.d/S85postgres
etc ...
- Start PostgreSQL for the first time:
# /etc/init.d/postgres start
<\start>
2. How can I register the PGDATA environment variable, so I don't have
to use -D /usr/local/pgsql/data parameter (and don't use -l logfile if
it is posible) when run the start command
If step 1. works correctly, the PGDATA variable is set properly.
Otherwise edit the /etc/init.d/postgres file.
Thanks, Raul Secan.
Ron
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