The initdb command said I could use that command, but pg_ctl works fine now. I should have tried that before. I have always used pg_ctl in the past, don't know why I just went with the postgres command.
Thanks, Susan On Tue, Jan 7, 2014 at 11:50 AM, Shaun Thomas <stho...@optionshouse.com>wrote: > > When I start postgres using postgres -D $PGDATA, it hangs, and I see that > > postgres and all the other attendant processes are running, but I never > > get my prompt back. > > Don't start PostgreSQL with the 'postgres' command. That's the name of the > actual server process. You want to use the control script, normally named > pg_ctl. You call it like this: > > pg_ctl -D $PGDATA start > > Stop it like this: > > pg_ctl -D $PGDATA stop > > ______________________________________________ > > See http://www.peak6.com/email_disclaimer/ for terms and conditions > related to this email >
