Re: Help with "Permission Denied"

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On 07/20/2010 01:14 PM, Antony Loop wrote:
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> Dear Sirs:
>
> Postgresql was installed normally from source code in Ubuntu Hardy Heron
> with standard configuration.
>
> But I receive a message "Permission denied" when trying to run a .sql
> script to create tables
> in a already created database. The script is located in /usr/local/pgsql
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Session example:
>
> root(at)tikal:/home/pakal# su - postgres
> No directory, logging in with HOME=/
>
> $ /usr/local/pgsql/bin/psql -U neil -d bpsimple
> psql (8.4.4)
> Type "help" for help.
>
> bpsimple=#
>
> bpsimple=# \i /usr/local/pgsql/create_tables-bpsimple.sql
> /usr/local/pgsql/create_tables-bpsimple.sql: Permission denied

The unix user postgres doesn't have permission to read the file
/usr/local/pgsql/create_tables-bpsimple.sql so as the user that owns
that file do:

chmod a+r /usr/local/pgsql/create_tables-bpsimple.sql
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Jon T Erdman (aka StuckMojo)
PostgreSQL Zealot
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