On Mar 6, 10:12 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tom Lane) wrote: > newbiegalore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > When I use this command $> service postgresql initdb nothing really > > happens. The display says, initializing database and then nothing. > > I've waited for 10 minutes at a stretch and CPU/memory utilization > > doesn't seem to be going out of the window implying some major > > processing of some sort..! > > Shouldn't take more than a minute to finish initdb, even on very slow > hardware. Have you looked to see if anything gets created under > /var/lib/pgsql/? In particular, if /var/lib/pgsql/pgstartup.log > exists, looking into that file might tell you something. > > I'm assuming you're using the standard Fedora RPMs for PG, which > at this writing are > postgresql-libs-8.2.6-1.fc8 > postgresql-8.2.6-1.fc8 > postgresql-server-8.2.6-1.fc8 > (There are more but this is the minimum set to run a postmaster.) > > regards, tom lane > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 2: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster
hey! thanks for the reply :-). I looked into the pgstartup.log file and everything seems to have worked perfectly with the msg at the end saying "Success: you can now start...." but when I try to start it as a normal user using su normaluser my computer just hangs.. arrrrgh!!!! I can't even log in via ssh as a normal user. I found the exact problem described at http://www.computing.net/linux/wwwboard/forum/29077.html and at http://www.centos.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=12082 but the solution is vague to me and using sudo doesn't help either. I think it must all be related to permissions of some kind. Thanks for the tip anyway :-) . -A -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
