Thanks for all the help guys. This problem is solved...
Lynn
Quoting Martin Marques <martin@bugs.unl.edu.ar>:
> El Jue 25 Dic 2003 13:02, Tom Lane escribió:
> > Lynn.Tilby@asu.edu writes:
> > > -bash-2.05b$ postmaster&
> > > [1] 3139
> > > -bash-2.05b$ FATAL: File /var/lib/pgsql/data/PG_VERSION is missing.
> This
> is not
> > > a valid data directory.
> >
> > You haven't run initdb, or at least haven't run it in that PGDATA
> > directory. If you think that the rpm package installation process
> > should have run initdb (I honestly don't know whether it would or
> not),
> > then check to see if your PGDATA setting agrees with the package
> docs.
>
> The problem is that he's trying to start the postmaster form the comand
> line,
> executing it directly.
>
> Lynn, if you installed PostgreSQL from the rpms that come with RH9 (or
> Lamars
> rpms) just try starting PostgreSQL from the init script:
>
> # /etc/init.d/postgresql start
>
> That script will run initdb if necesary, and set the PGDATA environment
>
> variable if needed also.
>
> Good luck!
>
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