Re: contrib/start-scripts/freebsd script fails with Ambiguous output redirect.

On Fri, Mar 16, 2018 at 12:23 AM, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:

> =?UTF-8?Q?Yavuz_TANRIVERD=C4=B0?= <sternix(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> > I install PostgreSQL 10.3 from official sources to FreeBSD 11.1 than add
> > start script to rc.d system
>
> > # cp postgresql-10.3/contrib/start-scripts/freebsd
> > /usr/local/etc/rc.d/postgresql.sh
> > # chmod +x /usr/local/etc/rc.d/postgresql.sh
>
> > than want to start the server with "/usr/local/etc/rc.d/postgresql.sh
> > start" command but i get "Ambiguous output redirect." error
>
> Perhaps you're using a non-bourne-compatible shell for the postgres
> user account? If so, you'd likely need to adapt the syntax for the
> passed-down command.
>
> regards, tom lane
>

Yes postgres user account's shell is /bin/csh
after changing shell to /bin/sh, script works as expected

postgres% chsh -s /bin/sh

Thank you very much.