Re: Postgres 8.2 install on solaris 10

On 05.02-14:05, Bhella Paramjeet-PFCW67 wrote:
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> We are considering having postgres 8.2 on solaris 10 machine for our
> production environment. While reading through sun docs, it looks like
> the solaris 10 update 6 onwards comes with the postgres 8.2 installed
> under /usr/postgres/8.2 . My question is can we have postgres binaries
> under a different location like /usr/local/a01 ( shared home ). I know I
> can install from source and can have postgres binaries where ever I want
> but here we have to use sun compiled postgres binaries in order to get
> support. So is there an option during solaris install to have postgres
> installed in a different location. Any help will be highly appreciated.

short answer is no but you shouldn't need to move the binaries and
libraries in order to move the database. if you explain why that's
a requirement i'll put some more thought into it (creating a zone in
that location springs to mind but it's not exactly the same thing).