Re: Install from source

"Adam Lang" <aalang@rutgersinsurance.com> writes:
> OK, I downloaded the source and followed the directions from here
> (http://www.postgresql.org/docs/admin/installation.htm) and when I run the
> command: /usr/local/pgsql/bin/postmaster -i -D /usr/local/pgsql/data
>> logfile 2>&1 &

> I get the error:
> [1] 28156
> bash: logfile: Permission denied

Do you have write permission in the directory you're doing this in?

> I try to createdb anyway and I get:
> /usr/local/pgsql/bin/psql: error in loading shared libraries: libpq.so.2.1:
> cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
> createdb: database creation failed
> [1]+  Exit 1                  /usr/local/pgsql/bin/postmaster -i -D
> /usr/local/pgsql/data>logfile 2>&1

Sounds like you have not done the incantation to make the shared
libraries available --- see step 8 in
http://www.postgresql.org/users-lounge/docs/7.0/postgres/install17165.htm
The ldconfig method is probably what you want to use.

            regards, tom lane