Re: issues when installing postgres

On 05/09/2018 02:47 PM, Antonio Silva wrote:
> Hello Adrian
> 
> Are you using the Ubuntu or Postgres repos?
>  > I'm using the Ubuntu repos
> 
> Can you connect to Postgres using psql?
>  > No I cannot

What does ps ax | grep post show?

My guess is you are going to have to reinstall Postgres.

> 
> Thanks
> 
> Antonio
> 
> 
> 2018-05-09 10:36 GMT-03:00 Adrian Klaver <adrian.klaver@aklaver.com 
> <mailto:adrian.klaver@aklaver.com>>:
> 
>     On 05/08/2018 05:54 PM, Antonio Silva wrote:
> 
>         Hello!
> 
> 
>     Comments inline.
> 
>         I bought a new computer and I installed Ubuntu 18.04 and after
>         PostgreSQL.
>         sudo apt install postgresql postgresql-contrib pgadmin3
> 
> 
>     Are you using the Ubuntu or Postgres repos?
> 
> 
>         Nevertheless I had some issues with configuration files and
>         decided to
>         uninstall it completely
>         sudo apt purge postgresql postgresql-contrib pgadmin3
> 
>         When I installed it again I notice that postgresql.conf and
>         pg_hba.conf
>         were the oldies files. Then I uninstall Postgres once more and
>         removed the
>         directory /etc/postgresql/
> 
>         After a new install I noticed that the directory
>         /etc/postgresql/ was
>         completely empty - it was not created again. There are no more
>         postgresql.conf and pg_hba.conf files. I could find only
>         postgresql.conf.sample and pg_hba.conf.sample at
>         /usr/share/postgresql/10
> 
>         /etc/init.d/postgresql status says that Postgres is running fine
> 
> 
>     Can you connect to Postgres using psql?
> 
> 
>         ● postgresql.service - PostgreSQL RDBMS
>         Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/postgresql.service; enabled;
>         vendor
>         preset: enabled)
>         Active: active (exited) since Tue 2018-05-08 10:43:23 -03; 1h
>         55min ago
>         Process: 6451 ExecStart=/bin/true (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
>         Main PID: 6451 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
> 
> 
>     To be running the server would need its conf files somewhere.
> 
> 
>         What should I have to do to heve the folder /etc/postgresql/10/
>         ... and all
>         its files agais?
> 
> 
>     If you are going to use the packages then yes.
> 
> 
> 
> 
>         I really appreciate any help. Thanks in advance.
> 
>         All the best
> 
>         -- 
>         Antônio Olinto Ávila da Silva
> 
> 
> 
>     -- 
>     Adrian Klaver
>     adrian.klaver@aklaver.com <mailto:adrian.klaver@aklaver.com>
> 
> 


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