| From: | "Kevin Grittner" <kgrittn(at)mail(dot)com> |
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| To: | jeffshearer(at)trustedtechpro(dot)com,pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: PG_VERSION" is missing |
| Date: | 2012-11-23 21:15:32 |
| Message-ID: | 20121123211532.297050@gmx.com |
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Jeff Shearer, CISA, CISSP wrote:
> I have begun installing software from source and to make matters more
> complicated, this is the first time I have worked with postgresql. I have
> worked through a few problems but am now stuck with this error:
>
> FATAL: "/usr/local/etc/pgsql" is not a valid data directory
> DETAIL: File "/usr/local/etc/pgsql/PG_VERSION" is missing.
When you did what?
> I have tried to find out what should be in the data directory but was
> unsuccessful.
Just run initdb again against a new directory and have a look.
-Kevin
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