Dear Sir /Madam,
We are working on Linux suse 9.0 and we have installed Postgres 7.3 =
through yast with the privileges of "root" user. But we are not able to =
start / configure the postgres database, Kindly help us in configuring =
and starting the same database and how can we create database and use =
it. We will be very thankful to you prompt help.
Thanks & Regards
Vikas Kumawat
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On Dec 10, 2004, at 4:26 AM, Vikas Kumawat wrote:
> =A0Dear Sir /Madam,
>
> =A0We=A0are working on Linux suse 9.0 and we have installed Postgres =
7.3=20
> through yast with the privileges of=A0 "root" user. But we are not =
able=20
> to start / configure the postgres database, Kindly help us in=20
> configuring and starting the same database and how can we create=20
> database and use it. We=A0will be very thankful to you prompt help.
>
> Thanks=A0& Regards
> Vikas Kumawat
>
The postgres users should own the data directory, but otherwise should=20=
not have administrative privileges. What is the specific error you are=20=
getting?
On Dec 10, 2004, at 4:26 AM, Vikas Kumawat wrote:
=
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er>Dear
Sir /Madam,</x-tad-bigger></fontfamily>
<fontfamily><param>Arial</param><smaller>=A0</smaller><x-tad-bigger>We=A0a=
re
working on Linux suse 9.0 and we have installed Postgres 7.3 through
yast with the privileges of=A0
=
"</x-tad-bigger><bold><x-tad-bigger>root</x-tad-bigger></bold><x-tad-bigge=
r>"
user. But we are not able to start / configure the postgres database,
Kindly help us in configuring and starting the same database and how
can we create database and use it. We=A0will be very thankful to you
prompt help.</x-tad-bigger></fontfamily>
<fontfamily><param>Arial</param><x-tad-bigger>Thanks=A0& =
Regards</x-tad-bigger></fontfamily>
<fontfamily><param>Arial</param><x-tad-bigger>Vikas =
Kumawat</x-tad-bigger></fontfamily>
</excerpt>
The postgres users should own the data directory, but otherwise should
not have administrative privileges. What is the specific error you
are getting?
> Right, the postgres server will refuse to run if the controlling user=20=
> is root. You need to reconfigure with a different user account.
On Dec 11, 2004, at 2:01 PM, Timothy Perrigo wrote:
> On Dec 10, 2004, at 4:26 AM, Vikas Kumawat wrote:
>
>> =A0Dear Sir /Madam,
>>
>> =A0We=A0are working on Linux suse 9.0 and we have installed Postgres =
7.3=20
>> through yast with the privileges of=A0 "root" user. But we are not =
able=20
>> to start / configure the postgres database, Kindly help us in=20
>> configuring and starting the same database and how can we create=20
>> database and use it. We=A0will be very thankful to you prompt help.
>>
>> Thanks=A0& Regards
>> Vikas Kumawat
>>
>
> The postgres users should own the data directory, but otherwise should=20=
> not have administrative privileges. What is the specific error you=20
> are getting?
>
>
>
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Frank D. Engel, Jr. <fde101@no-spam>
$ ln -s /usr/share/kjvbible /usr/manual
$ true | cat /usr/manual | grep "John 3:16"
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten=20
Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have=20
everlasting life.
$
<excerpt>Right, the postgres server will refuse to run if the
controlling user is root. You need to reconfigure with a different
user account.
</excerpt>
On Dec 11, 2004, at 2:01 PM, Timothy Perrigo wrote:
<excerpt>On Dec 10, 2004, at 4:26 AM, Vikas Kumawat wrote:
=
<excerpt><fontfamily><param>Arial</param><smaller>=A0</smaller><x-tad-bigg=
er>Dear
Sir /Madam,</x-tad-bigger></fontfamily>
<fontfamily><param>Arial</param><smaller>=A0</smaller><x-tad-bigger>We=A0a=
re
working on Linux suse 9.0 and we have installed Postgres 7.3 through
yast with the privileges of=A0
=
"</x-tad-bigger><bold><x-tad-bigger>root</x-tad-bigger></bold><x-tad-bigge=
r>"
user. But we are not able to start / configure the postgres database,
Kindly help us in configuring and starting the same database and how
can we create database and use it. We=A0will be very thankful to you
prompt help.</x-tad-bigger></fontfamily>
<fontfamily><param>Arial</param><x-tad-bigger>Thanks=A0& =
Regards</x-tad-bigger></fontfamily>
<fontfamily><param>Arial</param><x-tad-bigger>Vikas =
Kumawat</x-tad-bigger></fontfamily>
</excerpt>
The postgres users should own the data directory, but otherwise should
not have administrative privileges. What is the specific error you
are getting?
</excerpt>-----------------------------------------------------------
Frank D. Engel, Jr. <<fde101@no-spam>
$ ln -s /usr/share/kjvbible /usr/manual
$ true | cat /usr/manual | grep "John 3:16"
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten
Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have
everlasting life.
$=20