Ritesh Nadhani wrote: > As I see, using the default MAKE for postgresql will set the data > directory etc. in /usr/local/data etc which I dont have access to as a user. Specify the --prefix=DIR argument to configure, pointing to a directory you can write (presumably within your $HOME). You can also pick a port with --with-port=NNN if you need it. -- Alvaro Herrera http://www.CommandPrompt.com/ PostgreSQL Replication, Consulting, Custom Development, 24x7 support