Hello, I am new to postgres. I am trying to install Postgres-6.5-1 in my Linux RH6.0 system via tar files provided by postgres site. I want to have the sources so I am not using RPM files. I have uninstalled the previous version from the machine. the step for 'gmake all 2>&1 make.log &' and tail -f make.log works fine. But after that #gmake install >& make.install.log & also works fine #tail -f make.install.log Here it only prints thankyou for using the most advanced database engine. THere are no sign of any compilation and according to INSTALL file it does not print gmake[1]:leaving directory ....(point no. 15 in the file). Also when i check my /usr/local/pgsql dir i cannot see the data directory created. If i continue with the installation at 'initdb' it tells that it has failed. Please help me thanks alpesh === KOTHARI ALPESH D. STUDENT M. TECH. CEDT INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE BANGALORE-560 012 INDIA _____________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Free instant messaging and more at http://messenger.yahoo.com