Re: Problems invoking psql. Help please.

Hi there,

I'm using debian woody. If you post your configuration files that are in 
/etc/postgresql/ maybe i can help you.

Regards,
Luis Sousa

Hugh Esco wrote:

> Hey folks:
>
> I am able to consistently start and stop the postgreSQL server and to 
> access it across our office network with pgAdmin II.  I have had no 
> luck invoking the psql command line prompt, from where I can enter 
> queries and start to surmount the learning curve from background with 
> mySQL to my next step with postgreSQL.  Can anyone help me figure out, 
> please, what this is about and what I can do about it?
>
> I've copied the shell dialogue below.
> Everything in: /usr/lib/postgresql/bin is owned by root:root.
> Who should these files be owned by?
> The database engine is invoked as postgres,
> which is the user which created the databse.
> Do I harm anything if I chown postgres:postgres
> for everything in that directory?
>
> Will this get me past this error and to a psql prompt?
>
> I am operating on a Debian Woody Platform,
> with postgreSQL 7.2.1 and ODBC driver 7.1.9.
>
> All help is appreciated.  Thanks.
>
> -- Hugh Esco
>
>> hesco@biko:~$ su postgres
>> Password:
>> postgres@biko:/home/hesco$ locate psql
>> /usr/bin/psql
>> /usr/lib/odbc/libodbcpsqlS.so
>> /usr/share/man/man1/psql.1.gz
>> /var/home/hesco/.psql_history
>> postgres@biko:/home/hesco$ ./psql
>> sh: ./psql: No such file or directory
>> postgres@biko:/home/hesco$ psql
>> env: /usr/lib/postgresql/bin/readpgenv: Permission denied
>> No database specified
>> postgres@biko:/home/hesco$ psql ggp_test
>> env: /usr/lib/postgresql/bin/readpgenv: Permission denied
>> Could not execv /usr/lib/postgresql/bin/psql
>> postgres@biko:/home/hesco$
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