Re: Getting Started newbie questions)

Redhat builds postgresql in /var/lib/pgsql

Ron Peck
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	-----Original Message-----
	From:	Steve_Miller@sil.org [SMTP:Steve_Miller@sil.org]
	Sent:	Thursday, January 09, 2003 9:56 AM
	To:	pgsql-novice@postgresql.org
	Subject:	[NOVICE] Getting Started newbie questions)

	I'm new to both Linux and Postgres

	I installed Red Hat 8 on a stand-alone test machine yesterday. I did
a
	custom install, and installed everything. So my assumption is that
	everything Red Hat 8 could install was installed, including
Postgresql.

	I went into Server Settings, Services, and in Service Configuration
found
	postgresql. I checked it, so that it would start on reboot. The
machine has
	since been rebooted

	The tutorial says the Postgresql is stored in /usr/local/pgsql/ and
	/usr/local/pgsql/data. I don't see either one, either as me (Steve)
or as
	root. I do see files under /usr/lib/, usr/share/, and usr/include.

	The tutorial says to try to create a new database with

	      $ createdb mydb

	I get the error:


	      psql: FATAL 1:  user "Steve" does not exist
	      createdb: database creation failed.

	This sounds to me like postmaster is running. But what do I know?

	The tutorial says to try the command with the absolute path:

	      /usr/local/pgsql/bin/createdb mydb

	I get the error:

	      No such file or directory

	No surprise there. I already saw that I couldn't find a
/usr/local/pgsql

	Steve



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