Re: [GENERAL] Newbie [CentOS 5.2] service postgresql initdb

Daneel wrote:
> While going through
> http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Detailed_installation_guides
> and typing
> service postgresql start
> as root I got
> "/var/lib/pgsql/data is missing. Use "service postgresql initdb" to
> initialize the cluster first."
>
> When I run
> service postgresql initdb
> I get
> "se: [FAILED]".
> However, /var/lib/pqsql/data is created and user postgres owns it.
>
> But then I run
> service postgresql start
> and the very same error occurs..
>
> Daneel

Shoud add that version is 8.3.1 and I've installed it using RPM
packages... Thanks in advance for any tip...

Daneel

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