Re: Database starting failed !

Hi,

First, thank you, I have solved one part of my problems...  Now I have this other error message.... and I haved create
mydatabase with the "initdb -D /netergynet/postgresql/data" command 

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> postgres -D /netergynet/postgresql/data -B 50000 -d 5
binding ShmemCreate(key=0, size=417033216)
DEBUG:  Data Base System is starting up at Fri Jan 19 14:18:25 2001
DEBUG:  Data Base System was shut down at Fri Jan 19 14:16:32 2001
DEBUG:  Data Base System is in production state at Fri Jan 19 14:18:25 2001
FindExec: searching PATH ...
ValidateBinary: can't stat "/usr/sbin/postgres"
ValidateBinary: can't stat "/usr/local/bin/postgres"
ValidateBinary: can't stat "/usr/dt/bin/postgres"
ValidateBinary: can't stat "/usr/bin/postgres"
ValidateBinary: can't stat "/usr/ucb/postgres"
ValidateBinary: can't stat "/etc/postgres"
FindExec: found "/netergynet/postgresql/bin/postgres" using PATH
started: host= user=postgres database=postgres
InitPostgres
FATAL 1:  Database "postgres" does not exist in the system catalog.
FATAL 1:  Database "postgres" does not exist in the system catalog.
proc_exit(0)
shmem_exit(0)
exit(0)
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Thank's in advance !!!!

Mario

Stefan Huber wrote:

> Hi Mario!
>
> >FATAL 1:  postgres: could not locate executable, bailing out...
>
> seems to me, that the user, you are starting postgres as, cannot find some executable. Make sure, all Postgres
binariesare reachable via PATH. (issue echo $PATH on the commandline to see the current paths, if you're using a Un*x). 
> If this doesn't help, try increasing the debuglevel (-d 5) and see, if the postmaster gives you a hint of what file
itcan't find. 
>
> HTH,
> Stefan

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