Re: Install from source

ldconfig? No I didn't...

(read back over the instructions)

I guess I was too naive to think I could get away with the short
instructions...  I see in post installation that some other stuff is
mentioned.

Thanks.

Adam Lang
Systems Engineer
Rutgers Casualty Insurance Company
----- Original Message -----
From: "Karl DeBisschop" <kdebisschop@h00a0cc3b7988.ne.mediaone.net>
To: "Adam Lang" <aalang@rutgersinsurance.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2000 3:28 PM
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Install from source


> Adam Lang wrote:
> >
> > OK, I downloaded the source and followed the directions from here
> > (http://www.postgresql.org/docs/admin/installation.htm) and when I run
the
> > command: /usr/local/pgsql/bin/postmaster -i -D /usr/local/pgsql/data
> > >logfile 2>&1 &
> >
> > I get the error:
> > [1] 28156
> > bash: logfile: Permission denied
> >
> > I try to createdb anyway and I get:
> > /usr/local/pgsql/bin/psql: error in loading shared libraries:
libpq.so.2.1:
> > cannot open sh
> > ared object file: No such file or directory
> > createdb: database creation failed
> > [1]+  Exit 1                  /usr/local/pgsql/bin/postmaster -i -D
> > /usr/local/pgsql/data>logfile 2>&1
> >
> > I do not know what to do from this point.  I would have thought if this
was
> > missing I would have had an error on compile.
>
> did you run ldconfig (or its equivalent)?
>
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