Обсуждение: Postmaster environment variables
I am trying to relocate my database, as per instructions in the manual: Under user postgres : sh-2.04$ PGDATA2=/home/postgres/data sh-2.04$ export PGDATA2 sh-2.04$ echo $PGDATA2 /home/postgres/data I stop the postmaster and : sh-2.04$ /usr/lib/postgresql/bin/initlocation PGDATA2 The location will be initialized with username "postgres". This user will own all the files and must also own the server process. Fixing permissions on pre-existing directory /home/postgres/data Fixing permissions on pre-existing directory /home/postgres/data/base initlocation is complete. (...) I restart the postmaster and : sh-2.04$ createdb planifgr -D 'PGDATA2' ERROR: Postmaster environment variable 'PGDATA2' not set createdb: database creation failed although : sh-2.04$ echo $PGDATA2 /home/postgres/data I even tried to set the variable from within the scripts (debian distr.) that start the backend (etc/init.d/postgresql). Same response. Where is the variable?
Hi daniel how do you start postmaster is it with -D ? If you don't fix problem i can send you script in debian that work with PGDATA variable. Fouad ----- Original Message ----- From: "daniel m" <dmeil@acer-access.com> To: <pgsql-admin@postgresql.org> Sent: Friday, June 28, 2002 4:23 AM Subject: [ADMIN] Postmaster environment variables > I am trying to relocate my database, as per instructions in the manual: > > Under user postgres : > > sh-2.04$ PGDATA2=/home/postgres/data > sh-2.04$ export PGDATA2 > sh-2.04$ echo $PGDATA2 > /home/postgres/data > > I stop the postmaster and : > sh-2.04$ /usr/lib/postgresql/bin/initlocation PGDATA2 > The location will be initialized with username "postgres". > This user will own all the files and must also own the server process. > > Fixing permissions on pre-existing directory /home/postgres/data > Fixing permissions on pre-existing directory /home/postgres/data/base > > initlocation is complete. (...) > > I restart the postmaster and : > > sh-2.04$ createdb planifgr -D 'PGDATA2' > ERROR: Postmaster environment variable 'PGDATA2' not set > createdb: database creation failed > > although : > > sh-2.04$ echo $PGDATA2 > /home/postgres/data > > I even tried to set the variable from within the scripts (debian distr.) > that start the backend (etc/init.d/postgresql). Same response. > > Where is the variable? > > > > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? > > http://archives.postgresql.org > > >
Daniel- When you restart postmaster, the process isn't getting this env variable because it isn't defined in .profile for your postgres user or in a shell file that .profile executes. On Debian Linux, you could set this in /var/lib/postgres/.profile or /etc/postgresql/postgresql.env Regards, -Nick -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nick Fankhauser nickf@ontko.com Phone 1.765.935.4283 Fax 1.765.962.9788 Ray Ontko & Co. Software Consulting Services http://www.ontko.com/ > -----Original Message----- > From: pgsql-admin-owner@postgresql.org > [mailto:pgsql-admin-owner@postgresql.org]On Behalf Of daniel m > Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 9:23 PM > To: pgsql-admin@postgresql.org > Subject: [ADMIN] Postmaster environment variables > > > I am trying to relocate my database, as per instructions in the manual: > > Under user postgres : > > sh-2.04$ PGDATA2=/home/postgres/data > sh-2.04$ export PGDATA2 > sh-2.04$ echo $PGDATA2 > /home/postgres/data > > I stop the postmaster and : > sh-2.04$ /usr/lib/postgresql/bin/initlocation PGDATA2 > The location will be initialized with username "postgres". > This user will own all the files and must also own the server process. > > Fixing permissions on pre-existing directory /home/postgres/data > Fixing permissions on pre-existing directory /home/postgres/data/base > > initlocation is complete. (...) > > I restart the postmaster and : > > sh-2.04$ createdb planifgr -D 'PGDATA2' > ERROR: Postmaster environment variable 'PGDATA2' not set > createdb: database creation failed > > although : > > sh-2.04$ echo $PGDATA2 > /home/postgres/data > > I even tried to set the variable from within the scripts (debian distr.) > that start the backend (etc/init.d/postgresql). Same response. > > Where is the variable? > > > > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? > > http://archives.postgresql.org > >
daniel m wrote: > sh-2.04$ createdb planifgr -D 'PGDATA2' > ERROR: Postmaster environment variable 'PGDATA2' not set > createdb: database creation failed > > although : > > sh-2.04$ echo $PGDATA2 > /home/postgres/data sholdn't it be sh-2.04$ createdb planifgr -D $PGDATA2 ? /Björn