The following bug has been logged on the website: Bug reference: 6488 Logged by: Paul Linehan Email address: lineh...@tcd.ie PostgreSQL version: 9.1.2 Operating system: Linux (Ubuntu 10.04) Description:
The short version of the instructions say ======================== Short Version ./configure gmake su gmake install adduser postgres mkdir /usr/local/pgsql/data chown postgres /usr/local/pgsql/data su - postgres /usr/local/pgsql/bin/initdb -D /usr/local/pgsql/data /usr/local/pgsql/bin/postgres -D /usr/local/pgsql/data >logfile 2>&1 & /usr/local/pgsql/bin/createdb test /usr/local/pgsql/bin/psql test ================================= but, there should be an "exit" between the lines chown postgres /usr/local/pgsql/data su - postgres otherwise, the system gets confused with file permissions for the data directory and throws the error ========================== FATAL: data directory "/usr/local/pgsql/data" has group or world access ========================== Should you require any further information, please don't hesitate to contact me. Rgs, Paul... -- Sent via pgsql-bugs mailing list (pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-bugs
