On Sat, 4 Jan 2020 07:20:44 -0800 (PST), Rich Shepard <rshepard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >As this is all new to me I want to learn how to: > >1) Define a postgresl.conf and learn where it should be located. > >2) Move all current databased in /var/lib/pgsql/11/data to /data/pgsql/11. > >3) Create all new databases in /data/pgsql/11 by default. > >I'm sure it's in the manual yet I'm unsure just where to start reading. > >Rich Since the new drive is local you can just move the data directory to its new location and link to it from the default (/var) location. No configuration changes needed. Won't help you learn necessarily, but solves the problem. YMMV, George