> sudo su - _postgres /usr/local/pgsql-9.1/bin/initdb -U postgres -D > /usr/local/pgsql-9.1/data --encoding=UTF8 --locale=en_US > sudo su - _postgres /usr/local/pgsql-9.1/bin/pg_ctl start -D > /usr/local/pgsql-9.1/data > > Although I don't get an error message, I don't have the feeling that it > started the server. There is still nothing in the process list, and a normal > "psql" results in the same message as before "psql: could not connect…" > > So sorry for bothering you guys… just being really frustrated now… > > If you have any ideas, please let me know… :-)
I just went back to the postgres documentation [1] (actually reading all google results on the error message one after the other) and tried out what was said there (adapted to my conditions): sudo -u _postgres /usr/local/pgsql-9.1/bin/postgres -D /usr/local/pgsql-9.1/data and suddenly postgres runs…. [1] http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/server-start.html -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
