Re: I am now Linux and PostgreSQL user, have a question

I read some docunment say that to start the postgres service must type this
command

/etc/rc.d/init.d/postgres start

but I do have not that file.  do I missing something??

in other way,  my I do any other thing in service side?  it is because after
showing "DEBUG:  database system is in production state", I am not at
'postgres @ vtl>'mode, so, I cannot type any command.










"Peter Eisentraut" <peter_e@gmx.net> wrote in message
news:Pine.LNX.4.30.0104261725180.758-100000@peter.localdomain...
> Isiah Thomas writes:
>
> > /usr/local/pgsql/bin/postmaster -D /usr/local/pgsql/data
> > [postgres@vtl postgres]$ /usr/local/pgsql/bin/postmaster -D
> > /usr/local/pgsql/data
> > \DEBUG:  database system was shut down at 2001-04-25 10:48:00 HKT
> > DEBUG:  CheckPoint record at (0, 1522124)
> > DEBUG:  Redo record at (0, 1522124); Undo record at (0, 0); Shutdown
TRUE
> > DEBUG:  NextTransactionId: 615; NextOid: 18720
> > DEBUG:  database system is in production state
>
> > the process stoped here, not more action. Can anybody tell me what's
wrong?
>
> It didn't stop, it's waiting for requests from your client applications.
>
> What you probably want to do is start the server (postmaster) in the
> background.  Check the Administrator's Guide and the pg_ctl program for
> more information.
>
> --
> Peter Eisentraut   peter_e@gmx.net   http://funkturm.homeip.net/~peter
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