But I'm using a different path when I initdb /usr/pgsql-14/bin/initdb -D /home/dmartuser/pgsql/14/data so "/var/lib/pgsql/14/data/" is really empty. Is there a way to point the startup script to the new path /home/dmartuser/pgsql/14/data ?
Thanks,
Chris Albert Navarroza Information Technology Officer I CTCO - ITDS - RDMD
On Mon, Oct 24, 2022 at 6:57 PM Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> wrote:
On Mon, Oct 24, 2022 at 6:38 AM chris navarroza <canavarroza.work@gmail.com> wrote: > > I install postgresql14.5 with the following commands > > sudo yum install postgresql14-server postgresql14-contrib > > > sudo su postgres > > cd /tmp > > /usr/pgsql-14/bin/initdb -D /home/dmartuser/pgsql/14/data > > and update the postgresql.conf to the new path, now when I start the service, it has an error and when I check it says > > -- Unit postgresql-14.service has begun starting up. > Oct 24 15:16:45 datamartds postgresql-14-check-db-dir[132338]: "/var/lib/pgsql/14/data/" is missing or empty. > Oct 24 15:16:45 datamartds postgresql-14-check-db-dir[132338]: Use "/usr/pgsql-14/bin/postgresql-14-setup initdb" to initialize the database cluster. > Oct 24 15:16:45 datamartds postgresql-14-check-db-dir[132338]: See /usr/share/doc/postgresql14/README.rpm-dist for more information. > Oct 24 15:16:45 datamartds systemd[1]: postgresql-14.service: Control process exited, code=exited status=1 > Oct 24 15:16:45 datamartds systemd[1]: postgresql-14.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'. > > How can I point the service to read the new path ( /home/dmartuser/pgsql/14/data )?
The startup script that is calling systemd should perform a `mkdir -p /var/lib/pgsql/14/data` before calling the PostgreSQL binary.