Lou, Brilliant! Thank you very much.
Just ran this: sudo svcadm enable postgresql_84:default_64bit and now my Postgres appears to be running. I will now check it out. Boris. On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 7:23 PM, Lou Picciano <loupicci...@comcast.net>wrote: > Boris, > > > Digging a bit further (I must admit, I've never installed our > postgresql_84), this package installs its service manifest into > /lib/svc/manifest/application/database/postgresql_84.xml > The method this manifest calls is in: $ /lib/svc/method/postgres_84 > > > You can start up either the 32bit or 64bit builds with a syntax like this: > > > $ svcadm enable postgresql_84:default_32bit > > > So it's really easy. That svc will even initialize the cluster for you - > find your data in /var/postgres/8.4/data, or /var/postgres/8.4/data_64; > pick your poison. > > > Gotta love OpenIndiana. > > > The SFE guys have built more recent versions; these are in the SFE > repository. I've also gotta wake up and build latest versions for our > userland. We're on v9.2.1 here. > > > Lou Picciano > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lou Picciano" <loupicci...@comcast.net> > To: "Discussion list for OpenIndiana" <openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org > > > Sent: Tuesday, October 2, 2012 5:33:58 PM > Subject: Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] postgres as service on OI > > > I think a general convention would be: put into 'site' what you are > building custom. Various formal installs will place manifests in the other > paths according to the 'Great Wisdom' (to which a very few are party!) > > > Others (many of whom will have 'The Knowledge') will weigh in... (!) > > > Lou > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Boris Epstein" <borepst...@gmail.com> > To: "Discussion list for OpenIndiana" <openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org > > > Sent: Tuesday, October 2, 2012 5:28:40 PM > Subject: Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] postgres as service on OI > > Lou, > > Thanks. There's also stuff under /var/svc/manifest/ It is a bit confusing - > how does one determine what goes where? > > Boris. > > On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 5:15 PM, Lou Picciano <loupicci...@comcast.net > >wrote: > > > I think we're using /lib/svc/manifest as the new standard. > > Custom service definitions often placed in /lib/svc/manifest/site , by > > convention. > > > > > > You'll need a corresponding method file to make it all hang together. > > > > > > Lou Picciano > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Boris Epstein" <borepst...@gmail.com> > > To: openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org > > Sent: Tuesday, October 2, 2012 5:11:07 PM > > Subject: [OpenIndiana-discuss] postgres as service on OI > > > > Hello listmates, > > > > I am a bit of a newbie so bear with me. > > > > If I want postgres to start up automatically - where do I put the XML > > definition file to have it start as a service? > > > > Thanks. > > > > Boris. > > _______________________________________________ > > OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list > > OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org > > http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss > > _______________________________________________ > > OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list > > OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org > > http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss > > > _______________________________________________ > OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list > OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org > http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss > _______________________________________________ > OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list > OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org > http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss > _______________________________________________ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
