Error Creating Tablespace

I am trying to create a tablespace logged in as postgres.   I just
installed postgresql 8.2.5 on a Redhat linux server.

I am receiving the following error.

ERROR:  could not set permissions on directory "/data/pgsql/pgdata":
Permission denied

The SQL command I am using is as follows.

 CREATE TABLESPACE order_history OWNER postgres LOCATION
'/data/pgsql/pgdata';

The following are the details of my system.   From what I can see,
everything is set up as per the documentation I have read.

-bash-3.00$ ps -ef | grep postmaster
postgres 17636     1  0 11:57 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/postmaster -p
5432 -D /var/lib/pgsql/data

-bash-3.00$ ls -ltr /data/pgsql
total 16
drwx------  2 postgres postgres 4096 Dec 13 13:17 pgdata


I can create a tablespace in the /var/lib/pgsql/data directory, but
wanted a different tablespace in a directory where I have a lot of room
to grow.


I am new to postgresql so, any help would be greatly appreciated.

Craig


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     Craig Ferry
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