Jeffrey A Trimble <jatrimble@ysu.edu> writes:
> When I issue the command /usr/local/pgsql/bin/postgres -D /usr/local/pgsql/data >log file 2>&1 & for the first run
(usingthe Short version of the installation instructions), I get the following error:
> postgres@dtest:/> -bash: logfile: Permission denied
What directory are you issuing that command in? If "logfile" doesn't
already exist there, you'd need write permission on the directory in
order to create it. It looks like you don't have that.
regards, tom lane