RE: fail in installing postgresql-6.5.3 to FreeBSD

On Thu, 6 Jul 2000, Shen Jianxiang(Outlook) wrote:

> Thanks for your replies.
> 
> Yes, I tried to install PostgreSQL to FreeBSD using port, as 'root'.
> As your recomend, I tried to use port postgresql7, but I was stopped
> at the same error message.
> May I run 'su  [-bcdefilmnqstvVxX ] [ argument ... ]' at command line?

do a 'which su'?  are you, but some odd chance, running a non-FreeBSD su?


> 
> Thank you.
> 
> ::>-----Original Message-----
> ::>From: pgsql-hackers-owner@hub.org
> ::>[mailto:pgsql-hackers-owner@hub.org]On Behalf Of The Hermit Hacker
> ::>Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2000 8:15 AM
> ::>To: Tom Lane
> ::>Cc: Shen Jianxiang(Outlook); pgsql-ports@postgresql.org;
> ::>pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
> ::>Subject: Re: [HACKERS] fail in installing postgresql-6.5.3
> ::>to FreeBSD
> ::>
> ::>
> ::>On Wed, 5 Jul 2000, Tom Lane wrote:
> ::>
> ::>> >> ===>   Generating temporary packing list
> ::>> >> Initializing PostgreSQL Databases - this may take a
> ::>few minutes...
> ::>> >> Unknown option: `-l'
> ::>> >> Usage: su [ -bcdefilmnqstvVxX ] [ argument ... ].
> ::>> >> *** Error code 1
> ::>>
> ::>> I don't know what these messages are from, but they sure
> ::>are not from
> ::>> any code that's executed by the standard Postgres
> ::>install sequence.
> ::>> Postgres does not invoke su, ever.
> ::>
> ::>he's trying to install it out of ports under FreeBSD ...
> ::>the install runs
> ::>as root, but does a 'su' to the postgres  user to do the
> ::>initdb ... my
> ::>only major guess is that his ports are out of sync with
> ::>his operating
> ::>system ...
> ::>
> ------------------------//~----------
> Best Regards,
> Shen Jianxiang
> shen@nsk.nis.nec.co.jp
> NEC Informatec Systems Ltd.
> Network Service Platform Division
> ----------------------------------^-^
> 

Marc G. Fournier                   ICQ#7615664               IRC Nick: Scrappy
Systems Administrator @ hub.org 
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