Re: [ADMIN] postgres installed via rpms -can't run postmaster or postgres

2003-10-20 Thread Lamar Owen
On Saturday 18 October 2003 04:39 am, Eric M. Wulff wrote: > Hi, I am relatively new to Linux and just installed postgres via rpms. > I think. However, I can't for the life of me figure out how to start up > postmaster or psql. Well, Eric, you got some bad advice already. I hope you didn't do mo

Re: [ADMIN] Which Group???

2003-10-20 Thread Bruce Momjian
Robert W. Kernell wrote: > Hi. I want to start helping with the nuts and bolts of postgresql. > That is, I want to begin helping to update it with programming, etc. > What group should I read (which postgresql one, that is...). Also, is > this going to be possible on a 486? That is all I am operati

Re: [ADMIN] postgresql having trouble under load

2003-10-20 Thread Radu-Adrian Popescu
On Fri, 2003-10-17 at 05:18, Greg Reeves wrote: Hi There, I am new to postgresql and we are thinking of migrating from MS-SQL to postgresql, but I am having trouble getting postgresql to keep up with the load. Hmm, the website seems to be loading pretty slow as it is. I am using it to serv

Re: [ADMIN] encrypt function

2003-10-20 Thread scott.marlowe
On Mon, 20 Oct 2003, Priya G wrote: > > > Is there any encrypt function in postgres? like encrypt('string')... Yes, but they're not built in, you need to look in the source/contrib/pgcrypto directory to find them. ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 4

Re: [ADMIN] encrypt function

2003-10-20 Thread Radu-Adrian Popescu
On Mon, 2003-10-20 at 23:46, Priya G wrote: Is there any encrypt function in postgres? like encrypt('string')... Yes, there is. See contrib/crypt - there's a library with crypto stuff, C source code and SQL bindings (i.e. external functions). Cheers, Thanks, pn

[ADMIN] encrypt function

2003-10-20 Thread Priya G
Is there any encrypt function in postgres? like encrypt('string')... Thanks, pn See when your friends are online with MSN Messenger 6.0. Download it now FREE!

Re: [ADMIN] sql scripts

2003-10-20 Thread Priya G
Use pg_dump -c this will drop the db objects before creating them Priya >From: Sam Carleton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [ADMIN] sql scripts >Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2003 22:37:00 -0400 > >I am new to postgres and your mailing lists, please let me know if I >am posting in th

Re: [ADMIN]Restore Problem

2003-10-20 Thread Naomi Walker
At 09:40 AM 10/20/2003, Tom Lane wrote: >"Monica Robustelli" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > If I transfer the backup file to another Linux machine, Red Hat 9, > Postgres > > 7.3, I'v some problem during the database restoring. The error is: > > > ERROR: copy: line 13, CopyReadAttribute: end of r

Re: [ADMIN] sql scripts

2003-10-20 Thread Murthy Kambhampaty
If it's a bash script you could use: # SomeTable= TableTest=$(psql -d -U -ntc "select relname from pg_class where relname='$SomeTable'") [[ -n "$TableTest" ]] && psql -d -U -nc "drop table $SomeTable" # It's not quite "in postgres's sql", but it could get the job done >-Origina

Re: [ADMIN] Postgresql Memory Problem

2003-10-20 Thread scott.marlowe
On Mon, 20 Oct 2003, dotaku wrote: > Hi all.. > > i've got a problem with the memory that postgresql 7.3.2 used in RedHat 9. > When the memory usage reached 80% or more of the total memory in the > system.. > the memory just keep stuck there..The thing did not reduce bt itself... > > Then i dec

Re: [ADMIN] sql scripts

2003-10-20 Thread David F. Skoll
On Sat, 18 Oct 2003, Sam Carleton wrote: > I am working on creating my first database in Postgres. In the > script that will create all the tables for the firs time, I would > like to have a conditional statement to delete a table, if it > already exists. As far as I know, there is no way to do

Re: [ADMIN] ERserver problems

2003-10-20 Thread Andrew Sullivan
On Mon, Oct 20, 2003 at 11:43:00AM -0500, Kris Kiger wrote: > I have two databases set up, one designated as a master (w/database > named masterdb) and one designated as a slave (w/ database named > slavedb). My problem is that the two are inexplicably not replicating. Please see the archives

[ADMIN] POstgresql Memory Problem

2003-10-20 Thread Azman Jantan
Hi all.. i've got a problem with the memory that postgresql 7.3.2 used in RedHat 9. When the memory usage reached 80% or more of the total memory in the system.. the memory just keep stuck there..The thing did not reduce bt itself... Then i decided to stop the postgresql service. But ...the memo

[ADMIN] sql scripts

2003-10-20 Thread Sam Carleton
I am new to postgres and your mailing lists, please let me know if I am posting in the wrong list. I am working on creating my first database in Postgres. In the script that will create all the tables for the firs time, I would like to have a conditional statement to delete a table, if it already

Re: [ADMIN] question re double quotes

2003-10-20 Thread Ben Kim
Thanks for the reply. I haven't looked at the source code yet, but assuming I understood it correctly, if we can simply add double quotes around tab-completed names, it alone would be very convenient. Regards, Ben On Thu, 16 Oct 2003, Tom Lane wrote: > Bruno Wolff III <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wri

[ADMIN] About user priveleges.

2003-10-20 Thread Максим Слукин
Hello! I’m having same problems with managing databases. I want to create a database for one user (that this user had access only to this database) But when I create the user, it can create new records in another's tables, not having privileges. In what there can be a problem?   Thanks,

Re: [ADMIN] question re crosstab query

2003-10-20 Thread Ben Kim
Thanks for the information. Regards, Ben On Thu, 16 Oct 2003, Adam Witney wrote: > > I think the tablefunc module in contrib will do crosstab queries > > HTH > > adam > > > > > Is there a plan to implement crosstab query feature? Are there ways > > other than using some frontend tool, CO

Re: [ADMIN] question re double quotes

2003-10-20 Thread Ben Kim
Thanks. Regards, Ben On Mon, 20 Oct 2003, Tom Lane wrote: > Ben Kim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Thanks for the reply. I haven't looked at the source code yet, but > > assuming I understood it correctly, if we can simply add double quotes > > around tab-completed names, it alone would be ver

[ADMIN] ERserver problems

2003-10-20 Thread Kris Kiger
I have two databases set up, one designated as a master (w/database named masterdb) and one designated as a slave (w/ database named slavedb). My problem is that the two are inexplicably not replicating. First, I checked the replication.cfg files on each machine to verify that the master and s

Re: [ADMIN]Restore Problem

2003-10-20 Thread Tom Lane
"Monica Robustelli" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > If I transfer the backup file to another Linux machine, Red Hat 9, Postgres > 7.3, I'v some problem during the database restoring. The error is: > ERROR: copy: line 13, CopyReadAttribute: end of record marker corrupted A likely bet is that you t

Re: [ADMIN] postgresql having trouble under load

2003-10-20 Thread scott.marlowe
It sounds like you are using pg_pconnect. First, try using pg_connect and see if it can handle the load. If it can't, write back and I'll tell you how to configure apache / php / postgresql to handle the load you want with pg_pconnect. pg_pconnect is dangerous, and pg_close will NOT close i

[ADMIN]Restore Problem

2003-10-20 Thread Monica Robustelli
Hi all. I've a problem with a database restoring. I've executed the dump command from a Linux 6.8 Red Hat version, Postgres 7.1: this file executes a corrected restore under itself. If I transfer the backup file to another Linux machine, Red Hat 9, Postgres 7.3, I'v some problem during the d

Re: [ADMIN] [PERFORM] Low Insert/Update Performance

2003-10-20 Thread Jeff
On Mon, 20 Oct 2003 12:13:26 -0200 Rhaoni Chiu Pereira <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi List, > >I got a P4 1.7Ghz , 512MB RAM , HD 7200 RPM, on RED HAT 9 running >PostgreSQL > 7.3.2-3 Database. [clip] Please send schema & queries or we will not be able to help you. Also, if you could

[ADMIN] Low Insert/Update Performance

2003-10-20 Thread Rhaoni Chiu Pereira
Hi List, I got a P4 1.7Ghz , 512MB RAM , HD 7200 RPM, on RED HAT 9 running PostgreSQL 7.3.2-3 Database. I have a Delphi aplication that updates the Oracle database using .dbf file's information ( converting the data from the old clipper aplication ) and it takes about 3min and 45 seconds

Re: [ADMIN] question re double quotes

2003-10-20 Thread Tom Lane
Ben Kim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Thanks for the reply. I haven't looked at the source code yet, but > assuming I understood it correctly, if we can simply add double quotes > around tab-completed names, it alone would be very convenient. > On Thu, 16 Oct 2003, Tom Lane wrote: >> Actually, m

Re: [ADMIN] Postgresql Memory Problem

2003-10-20 Thread Mailing List
> i've got a problem with the memory that postgresql 7.3.2 used in RedHat 9. > When the memory usage reached 80% or more of the total memory in the > system.. > the memory just keep stuck there..The thing did not reduce bt itself... > > Then i decided to stop the postgresql service. But ...the m

[ADMIN] Postgresql Memory Problem

2003-10-20 Thread dotaku
Hi all.. i've got a problem with the memory that postgresql 7.3.2 used in RedHat 9. When the memory usage reached 80% or more of the total memory in the system.. the memory just keep stuck there..The thing did not reduce bt itself... Then i decided to stop the postgresql service. But ...the memo

[ADMIN] unsubscribe

2003-10-20 Thread shyamperi
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Re: [ADMIN] how to recognise databses

2003-10-20 Thread Thierry Missimilly
One good and very usefull script for that is oid2name . You can find it in contrib/oid2name Thierry Missimilly   Ashok Chauhan wrote: we have made 4 databases in postgresql, now we want to know how can be recognize these database files in /var/lib/pgsql/data/base. ---(end

Re: [ADMIN] help me

2003-10-20 Thread Mailing List
> after login into pgsql through a user, when i try to connect some other > database it always says that permission denied. > what do i do? Read this about pg_hba.conf: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/7.3/static/client-authentication.html And this about DB users: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/7

[ADMIN] help me

2003-10-20 Thread Ashok Chauhan
after login into pgsql through a user, when i try to connect some other database it always says that permission denied. what do i do? ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 7: don't forget to increase your free space map settings

Re: [ADMIN] how to recognise databses

2003-10-20 Thread Mailing List
> we have made 4 databases in postgresql, now we want to know how can be > recognize these database files in /var/lib/pgsql/data/base. Execute this query: select datname, datid from pg_stat_database; Bye, Chris. ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 6

[ADMIN] how to recognise databses

2003-10-20 Thread Ashok Chauhan
we have made 4 databases in postgresql, now we want to know how can be recognize these database files in /var/lib/pgsql/data/base. ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/fa