Re: Install or Bust - pgsql on Red Hat 9

Hello,

My first thought would be to try the commands with absolute path to the
executables like '/usr/local/pgsql/bin/createdb' as postgres and you have to
initdb first.

BR,

Aarni

On Wednesday 28 January 2004 07:06, you wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> I'm a virgin newbie to Linux and PostgreSQL but have very much experience
> in - (whispered) sssh, Windows.
>
> I have downloaded the Red Hat 9 errata corrected  RPMs of pgsql - including
> the missing "odbc" package they left off the site (13 rpms in all).
>
> They seemed to unpack with no issues.  Following Red Hat's PostgreSQL
> Configuration instructions, here is my terminal dialog;
>
> [root@localhost user]# postmaster  -i > logfile 2>&1 &
> [1] 2884
> [root@localhost user]# createdb  -h localhost -E UNICODE mydb
> bash: createdb: command not found
> [1]+   Exit 127                                        postmaster -i
> >logfile 2>&1
>
> I have been searching around and looking through this list and tried the
> "initdb" method with a similar "command not found" result.  I had to hand
> create the "/usr/local/pgsql/data" structure - not sure if that was a wise
> thing to do...maybe some file pointers did not get made.
>
> It seems to me that something did not get installed, installed correctly or
> I should go back to windows - just kidding.  I want to get this Linux down,
> get pgsql happening, add-on pgadmin III  and start giving back to the
> community.
>
> I've reached that point I'm sure we all have been to at one time or another
>  -  I don't trust myself, my knowledge or even my lack of it.
>
> All help greatly appreciated -even the stuff that doesn't work - its the
> thought and friendship!
>
> Phil
> Its a Bitch Being a Newbie!

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