But I'm using a different path when I initdb /usr/pgsql-14/bin/initdb -D */home/dmartuser/pgsql/14/data *so "/var/lib/pgsql/14/data/" is really empty. Is there a way to point the startup script to the new path */home/dmartuser/pgsql/14/data* ?
Thanks, Chris Albert Navarroza Information Technology Officer I CTCO - ITDS - RDMD On Mon, Oct 24, 2022 at 6:57 PM Jeffrey Walton <noloa...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, Oct 24, 2022 at 6:38 AM chris navarroza > <canavarroza.w...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > I install postgresql14.5 with the following commands > > > > sudo yum install postgresql14-server postgresql14-contrib > > > > > > sudo su postgres > > > > cd /tmp > > > > /usr/pgsql-14/bin/initdb -D /home/dmartuser/pgsql/14/data > > > > and update the postgresql.conf to the new path, now when I start the > service, it has an error and when I check it says > > > > -- Unit postgresql-14.service has begun starting up. > > Oct 24 15:16:45 datamartds postgresql-14-check-db-dir[132338]: > "/var/lib/pgsql/14/data/" is missing or empty. > > Oct 24 15:16:45 datamartds postgresql-14-check-db-dir[132338]: Use > "/usr/pgsql-14/bin/postgresql-14-setup initdb" to initialize the database > cluster. > > Oct 24 15:16:45 datamartds postgresql-14-check-db-dir[132338]: See > /usr/share/doc/postgresql14/README.rpm-dist for more information. > > Oct 24 15:16:45 datamartds systemd[1]: postgresql-14.service: Control > process exited, code=exited status=1 > > Oct 24 15:16:45 datamartds systemd[1]: postgresql-14.service: Failed > with result 'exit-code'. > > > > How can I point the service to read the new path ( > /home/dmartuser/pgsql/14/data )? > > The startup script that is calling systemd should perform a `mkdir -p > /var/lib/pgsql/14/data` before calling the PostgreSQL binary. > > Jeff >
