Re: [GENERAL] postmaster problem

From: Herbert Liechti <Herbert(dot)Liechti(at)thinx(dot)ch>
To: "Faqir, Tahir" <tahir(at)cybersol(dot)com>, postgres <pgsql-general(at)postgreSQL(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] postmaster problem
Date: 1999-11-18 21:13:10
Message-ID: 38346BE5.E05AB612@thinx.ch
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"Faqir, Tahir" wrote:

> running the postmaster gives me the following error:
>
> [faqir(at)picard faqir]$ postmaster
> /usr/bin/postmaster does not find the database system. Expected to find it
> in t
> he PGDATA directory "/usr/lib/pgsql", but unable to open file with pathname
> "/usr/lib/pgsql/base/template1/pg_class".
>
> No data directory -- can't proceed.

Did you run initdb? --> See INSTALL readme

18. Create the database installation from your
Postgres superuser account (typically account
postgres). Do not do the following as root! This
would be a major security hole. Type
$ initdb

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