Re: Can I substitute a recovered /data directory into a new installation?

"David J. Fenske" <davidf@nhb.org> writes:
> ... I have reset all file owner and
> groups to the postgres user, and used chmod to give just the postgres
> user rw permission (600, oh and 700 on the data directory itself).

If you mean you made all the sub-directories mode 600, that would be
your problem ...

            regards, tom lane