Gergely Buday <gbu...@gmail.com> writes: > Hi there, > > I created a directory /usr/local/pgsql/data to store the data of > postgresql and ran > > $ initdb -D /usr/local/pgsql/data > > After that, I tried to start the postgresql service on my fedora 15 box via > > $ sudo service postgresql start > > but it has failed with the message > > Starting postgresql (via systemctl): Job failed. See system logs and > 'systemctl status' for details. > [FAILED]
Set and export the PGDATA variable in the rc script to the data dirrectory path and try again. Or try; pg_ctl -D /usr/local/pgsql/data start -- Jerry Sievers Postgres DBA/Development Consulting e: postgres.consult...@comcast.net p: 305.321.1144 -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
