you're on the right track,
try exporting the PGDATA variable manually from the shell.
it's in the manual somewhere.
Gavin
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>From: "Stiaan" <foresters@pixie.co.za>
In article <381ffbc6.0@news1.mweb.co.za>, "Stiaan" <foresters@pixie.co.za>
wrote:
> Ok, help me here.
>
> Whenever I try to run Postmaster or I start the deamon it gives me the error
> message that he PGDATA directory cannot be found. I've set it in my
> .bash_profile file in /etc/skel : /home/user : /root directories.
>
> What am I doing wrong?
>
> Thanx Sti
>
>