Re: postgresql-8.4 error

Dear scott,
I forgot to add cc so you please ignore this
I installed using apt-get install postgresql-8.4
and it worked correctly for me
today when i tried to start postgresql server using
/etc/init.d/postgresql-8.4 restart it not starting now
will you please tell me how to completely remove postgresql from my system
and do a fresh install.?

On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 9:24 PM, Scott Marlowe <scott(dot)marlowe(at)gmail(dot)com>wrote:

> You want to use apt-get purge to remove it completely. and keep the
> list cc'd others might have more input.
>
> On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 8:53 AM, Mohammed Rashad
> <mohammedrashadkm(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
> > I installed using apt-get install postgresql-8.4
> > and it worked correctly for me
> > today when i tried to start postgresql server using
> > /etc/init.d/postgresql-8.4 restart it not starting now
> > will you please tell me how to completely remove postgresql from my
> system
> > and do a fresh install.?
> > On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 9:20 PM, Scott Marlowe <scott(dot)marlowe(at)gmail(dot)com>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 8:02 AM, Mohammed Rashad
> >> <mohammedrashadkm(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > I am running ubuntu 10.04
> >> > I have problem installing postgresql-8.4
> >> > when i tried to start postgresql
> >> > /etc/init.d/postgresql-8.4 start
> >> > I am getting this error
> >> > * Starting PostgreSQL 8.4 database server
> >> > * Error: could not exec
> >> > /usr/lib/postgresql/8.4/bin/pg_ctl /usr/lib/postgresql/8.4/bin/pg_ctl
> >> > start
> >> > -D /var/lib/postgresql/8.4/main -l
> >> > /var/log/postgresql/postgresql-8.4-main.log -s -o -c
> >> > config_file="/etc/postgresql/8.4/main/postgresql.conf" :
> >>
> >> I run ubuntu 10.04 and postgresql 8.4 just fine. Could you provide
> >> more info on how you've instaled 8.4? Was it through a normal apt-get
> >> install method? Or did you download some .deb packages somewhere and
> >> dpkg install them? Or compile by hand and using the service scripts
> >> that come with pgsql?
> >>
> >> The more you tell us how you've done things, the more we can help.
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Rashad
> >
>
>
>
> --
> To understand recursion, one must first understand recursion.
>

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Rashad