installation postgres

[Alain Roger]

On Sun, Dec 28, 2008 at 2:39 PM, Peter Boy <pboy at barkhof.uni-bremen.de>wrote:

> Am Sonntag, den 28.12.2008, 14:10 +0100 schrieb Alain Roger:
> > using the GUI version of add/remove software from F10 under Gnome i
> > tried to install postgresql 8.3.5.
> > i can see the client and server package are checked in this GUI
> > version, but i do not find any folder where it is installed.
>
> Open a terminal window and execute:
>
> rpm --qa  |  grep  postgres
>
> you will get a list of postgresql packages
>
>
> > basically the postgresql.conf file is located somewhere after
> > installation...but in my case is nowhere :-(
>
> With root permission please execute:
>
>   service  postgresql  start
>
> During the first startup all necessary files are created
> (in /var/lib/pgsql/data).
>
> You may then check the configuration and modify it according to your
> needs.
>
> Execute a service postgresql restart after any modification.
>
> Dont't forget a "chkconfig  postgresql on" (or use the gui in system -A
> administration -> services) if you wish to start postgresql
> automatically at boot.
>
>
> > what's wrong ?
>
> nothing at all
>
> > is anything OK in F10 regarding PostgreSQL installation ?
>
> yes
>
>
> > if i download the bin file from www.postgresql.org page, installation
> > works perfectly,
>
> bad idea
>
>
> Peter
>
>
thanks a lot Peter, it works like a charm :-)
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