On Tue, Jul 24, 2001 at 01:09:42PM -0500, will trillich wrote:
> to connect to a remote postgresql server, we can use psql thus:
>
> psql -h 192.168.1.2 distantdbname
but not the old-fashioned
psql [EMAIL PROTECTED]
any more. how come?
> with psql v7.0.3 i could be INSIDE psql already and do
>
> somedb=# \c anotherdb
> anotherdb=# \c [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> remotedb=# \d
>
> but with 7.1 i get
>
> somedb=# \c anotherdb
> anotherdb=# \c [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> FATAL 1: Database "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" does not exist in the system
> catalog.
> Previous connection kept
> anotherdb=# \q
>
> is there a fix i missed?
i asked this on the postgresql-general list, and they're
pointing me back to the debian-specific port... :/
would it be "Bad Dog" to write a wrapper to take care of the
command-line "psql [EMAIL PROTECTED]" portion at least?
--
DEBIAN NEWBIE TIP #71 from Joost Kooij <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
:
So exactly WHICH SHELL ARE YOU RUNNING? Simply try
echo $SHELL
or
printenv SHELL
AFAIK any shell that does not set $SHELL is broken.
Also see http://newbieDoc.sourceForge.net/ ...
