Try this: Install sysv-rc-conf (available through apt) run it, you will see a list of all of your startup daemons. Ensure that postgresql is set to run at 3,4,5
--Ben On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 6:14 AM, Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 10/28/08 04:26, Star Liu wrote: > >> On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 3:26 PM, Jeff D <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> On Tue, 28 Oct 2008, Star Liu wrote: >>> >>> On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 10:58 AM, Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> On 10/27/08 21:07, Star Liu wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I installed postgresql server in my machine, but i does not start >>>>>> automatically at startup time, so i need to mannually type these >>>>>> commands to start it everytime when i restart system >>>>>> >>>>>> Desktop:~# su postgres >>>>>> Desktop:/root$ cd ~ >>>>>> Desktop:~$ postgres -D ~/data >~/log/logfile 2>&1 & >>>>>> >>>>>> i tried to add this command line into /etc/X11/Xsession.d/95StarHabit: >>>>>> >>>>> Why the heck would you put it in an X script?????????? >>>>> >>>> I do not know, I just put all the things I want to do at system >>>> startup into this file >>>> >>>> su -c "postgres -D /var/lib/postgresql/data > >>>>>> /var/lib/postgresql/log/logfile 2>&1 &" postgres >>>>>> but it doesn't work >>>>>> >>>>>> how can i make these commands automatically executed at system >>>>>> startup? >>>>>> thanks >>>>>> >>>>> How did you install PostgreSQL? If thru a Debian package, then Debian >>>>> will >>>>> handle all this for you. >>>>> >>>> Yes, i installed it thru debian package, but it doesn't start up at >>>> system startup, so i need to start it by myself, is there anyway to >>>> automate it? thanks >>>> >>>> Are you sure its not starting and just listening on the localhost >>> interface? This is how it comes configured by default. If you want it >>> to >>> listen on a different interface you have to edit >>> /etc/postgresql/8.3/main/postgresql.conf to reflect that and restart it >>> through /etc/init.d/postgresql-8.3 restart . >>> >> my /etc/postgresql folder has nothing inside, did i miss some process >> for postgresql server? thanks >> > > Are you sure that you installed "it" properly? > > -- > Ron Johnson, Jr. > Jefferson LA USA > > Help a man when he is in trouble and he will remember you when > he is in trouble again. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a > subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
