Re: Bugs in PostgreSQL v7.1 rpms for RedHat

[root(at)dgtao data]# /etc/rc.d/init.d/postgresql stop
Stopping postgresql service: pg_ctl: cannot find
/var/lib/pgsql/data/postmaster.pid
Is postmaster running?
[root(at)dgtao data]#

Here too on my RedHat 6.2, but happens because I changed my postgres data
dir to /home/postgres/data and there were a /var/lib/pgsql/base dir. Once I
fixed the stop function, everything is fine :

if [ -f /var/lib/pgsql/PG_VERSION ] && [ -d
/var/lib/pgsql/base/template1 ]
then
export PGDATA=/home/postgres // I changed this
else
export PGDATA=/home/postgres/data // and this line
fi

----- Original Message -----
From: David Lizano <david(dot)lizano(at)izanet(dot)com>
To: <pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Sent: Quinta-feira, 19 de Abril de 2001 17:28
Subject: Re: [ADMIN] Bugs in PostgreSQL v7.1 rpms for RedHat

: Ok,
:
: I have installed version 7.0.3 and 7.1 from RPM in Red Hat 6.2 (both in
: the same system), and I don't have had any trouble with the first one, but
: all this with the second one.
:
:
: >David Lizano wrote:
: > > I have installed PostgreSQL v7.1 in RedHat from RPM's and I have find
some
: > > bugs:
: >
: > > Stopping the service:
: > > ===============
: > > When '/etc/rc.d/init.d/postgresql stop' try to stop 'postmaster' can't
find
: > > the 'postmaster.pid' file, and don't stop the postmaster daemon.
: >
: > > Y think it try to get in from $PGDATA/postmaster.pid , and it is
locate in
: > > '/var/run/postmaster.pid', so it don't works.
: >
: >Works here, for some reason. But I'll check it. I run these very RPM's
: >on RH 6.2, 7.0, _and_ 7.1 and have not found this problem. But, I _will_
: >double check, and will issue a patch that still uses pg_ctl accordingly.
: >
: > > In the stop zone add:
: > > killall -TERM postmaster
: >
: >I would _not_ do this. Use pg_ctl, as it is designed for the job. If a
: >parameter needs to be changed, or a symlink made, then that's fine. But
: >there are problems using killall for this purpose.
: >
: > > logs
: > > ===
: > > The logs goes to /dev/null.
: >
: >Intentionally.
: >
: > > change "pg_ctl > /dev/null"
: > >
: > > by
: > > "pg_ctl > var/log/postgresql"
: >
: >If you want rollable logging, enable syslog and friends in
: >postgresql.conf, add the right line in syslog.conf, and restart
: >postmaster. A redirected log such as the above will require a postmaster
: >shutdown in order to roll. But, if you want to do that, it does work.
: >
: > > Access 'postmaster' through TCP/IP (it is not formerly a bug)
: > > ============================================
: > > By default yo can't acces through TCP/IP, add this:
: > > -o '-i'
: > > then:
: > >
: > > pg_ctl -o '-i'
: >
: >Use the postgresql.conf file instead. This is intentional -- call it a
: >bug if you wish, but it is an intentional change, and it is documented
: >as such in README.rpm-dist, in the section entitled 'Grand Unified
: >Configuration File', beginning on line 296. I am shipping the default
: >postgresql.conf.sample, and am not patching it in any way shape or form,
: >so that the main documentation will at least be correct here. Maybe I
: >should have made the announcement state the change a little more
: >clearly, though: but I figured people would read the documentation I
: >took time to write.
: >
: > > Starting "PostgreSQL" when the server does.
: > > ================================
: > > The installation script don't do this, you must do it if you wants
that
: > > 'postmaster' starts when the server does.
: >
: > > ln -s /etc/rc.d/init.d/postgresql /etc/rc.d/rc3.d/S50postgresql
: ><snip>
: > > ln -s /etc/rc.d/init.d/postgresql /etc/rc.d/rc6.d/K25postgresql
: >
: >Use /sbin/chkconfig --add postgresql--it's easier. The right information
: >is set in the initscript for chkconfig usage. This used to be
: >automatically done as part of the %post installation scriptlet -- I
: >figured it's best to let the admin handle this, rather than make it
: >automatic. It _is_ documented in README.rpm-dist, starting at line
: >number 276.
: >
: >While README.rpm-dist might be a little hard to find on some systems,
: >use 'rpm -ql postgresql | grep README\.rpm-dist' to find it, as it is
: >part of the main RPM.
: >
: >Thanks much for taking the time to report these things.
: >--
: >Lamar Owen
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