Kevin Grittner-5 wrote > Frank Church < > voipfc@ > > wrote: > >> I just want to start up postgres or pg_ctl process using a >> different port, pointing to a different data directory and get it >> running, with permissions etc working okay. > > I recommend you spend some time looking over the relevant > documentation, trying to make it work, and posting a more specific > question if you have problems with that. These links might be good > places to start: > > http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/interactive/tutorial-start.html > > http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/interactive/app-initdb.html Or this one: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/interactive/installation.html Its hard to tell what you ultimate goal is. Do you want to create you own custom file layout instead of one that has been chosen by one of the popular and well-supported distros? If so the short answer is to, in effect, create you own custom package. That ultimately requires that you compile PostgreSQL yourself with your own custom configuration. David J. -- View this message in context: http://postgresql.1045698.n5.nabble.com/How-can-I-run-a-PostgreSQL-database-outside-var-run-postgresql-tp5776712p5776769.html Sent from the PostgreSQL - general mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
