> On Oct 21, 2015, at 14:58, anj patnaik <patn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > With the graphical installer, I had a way to create a user. Does it create > postgres user by default?
Yeah, it creates both the OS user and the database super-user. > > Let me know. Thx > >> On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 1:43 PM, Scott Mead <sco...@openscg.com> wrote: >> >> > On Oct 21, 2015, at 12:28, Adrian Klaver <adrian.kla...@aklaver.com> wrote: >> > >> >> On 10/21/2015 09:14 AM, anj patnaik wrote: >> >> Ok, i am trying to determine why I am getting errors. Is it possible >> >> that my browser is corrupting the transfer? >> > >> > Maybe, though I used FireFox to download also. I would go to wherever the >> > file has been downloaded on your computer and delete it and try the >> > download again. The file I got was: >> > >> > 37548416 Oct 21 09:20 postgresql-9.5.0-beta1-linux-x64.run >> > >> > CCing list >> >> >> >> I am seeing: Installer payload initialization failed. This is likely due >> >> to an incomplete or corrupt downloaded file. >> >> >> >> I am a Linux newbie. Is there a way to test if the transfers are getting >> >> corrupted? >> >> >> >> after download, did you just change permissions and ran sudo >> >> ./postgres.run file? >> > >> > Yes, so: >> > >> > aklaver@killi:~/Downloads> chmod 755 postgresql-9.5.0-beta1-linux-x64.run >> > >> > aklaver@killi:~/Downloads> sudo ./postgresql-9.5.0-beta1-linux-x64.run >> > >> >> >> >> The reason for using installer is that it goes through all the steps and >> >> instantiates a sid. >> > >> > What is a sid? >> > >> >> Postgres isn't like Oracle. Use yum to install, then run >> >> /etc/init.d/postgres9.5 initdb >> >> Then, run: >> /etc/init.d/postgres9.5 start >> >> >> That's it. Initdb creates the instance, start - starts it. No dbca or >> other such garbage is needed. Welcome to the easy life :) >> >> >> >> >> >> >> The purpose of this installation is for me to have a database to rest >> >> the restoration of pg_dump. >> > >> > You can also get that with a Yum install, see below for more: >> > >> > http://www.postgresql.org/download/linux/redhat/ >> >> >> >> Thank you. >> >> >> >> On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 12:07 PM, Adrian Klaver >> >> <adrian.kla...@aklaver.com <mailto:adrian.kla...@aklaver.com>> wrote: >> >> >> >> On 10/21/2015 08:57 AM, anj patnaik wrote: >> >> >> >> I used the same link: >> >> http://www.enterprisedb.com/products-services-training/pgdownload >> >> >> >> I chose /*Version 9.5.0 Beta 1*/ Linux x86-64 >> >> >> >> >> >> I downloaded(postgresql-9.5.0-beta1-linux-x64.run) and ran it. I did >> >> not actually complete the install as I already have Postgres >> >> installed on this machine. This is on openSUSE 13.2, not that it >> >> should matter. >> >> >> >> >> >> Then, I tried 9.4 for Linux x86-64 >> >> >> >> Has anyone downloaded/installed within last 2 days? my OS is >> >> RHEL 6.5 >> >> >> >> I am using the Linux machine's firefox browser to download. >> >> >> >> is there a way to use yum to get the same installer program that >> >> goes >> >> through all the steps? >> >> >> >> >> >> No, Yum will not use the installer program, it will use the RH >> >> native packaging. >> >> >> >> Is there a particular reason you want the installer? >> >> >> >> Something specific you want to install? >> >> >> >> >> >> Please advise. thanks >> >> >> >> On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 9:08 AM, Adrian Klaver >> >> <adrian.kla...@aklaver.com <mailto:adrian.kla...@aklaver.com> >> >> <mailto:adrian.kla...@aklaver.com >> >> <mailto:adrian.kla...@aklaver.com>>> wrote: >> >> >> >> On 10/20/2015 05:48 PM, anj patnaik wrote: >> >> >> >> Several weeks ago, I successfully >> >> downloaded postgresql-9.4.4-3-linux-x64.run on a Linux >> >> server. >> >> >> >> >> >> Where did you download from? >> >> >> >> >> >> Today, I attempted to download from the site. I notice >> >> 9.5 is >> >> there, but >> >> getting lots of errors: >> >> >> >> >> >> Looks like you are trying to run a *.exe(Windows) file on a >> >> Linux >> >> machine, that is the source of the errors. >> >> >> >> >> >> 1) when downloading and running latest >> >> >> >> rchive: >> >> /home/apatnaik/Downloads/postgresql-9.4.5-1-windows-x64.exe >> >> >> >> [/home/apatnaik/Downloads/postgresql-9.4.5-1-windows-x64.exe] >> >> End-of-central-directory signature not found. >> >> Either this >> >> file is not >> >> a zipfile, or it constitutes one disk of a multi-part >> >> archive. In the >> >> latter case the central directory and zipfile >> >> comment will >> >> be found on >> >> the last disk(s) of this archive. >> >> zipinfo: cannot find zipfile directory in one of >> >> >> >> /home/apatnaik/Downloads/postgresql-9.4.5-1-windows-x64.exe or >> >> >> >> >> >> /home/apatnaik/Downloads/postgresql-9.4.5-1-windows-x64.exe.zip, >> >> and >> >> cannot find >> >> >> >> /home/apatnaik/Downloads/postgresql-9.4.5-1-windows-x64.exe.ZIP, >> >> period. >> >> >> >> 2) Then I tried to scp from the other machine and changed >> >> permissions to >> >> 777 and used sudo to execute the file but get this: >> >> >> >> bash-4.1$ chmod 777 postgresql-9.4.4-3-linux-x64.run >> >> bash-4.1$ sudo ./postgresql-9.4.4-3-linux-x64.run >> >> Installer payload initialization failed. This is likely >> >> due to an >> >> incomplete or corrupt downloaded file. >> >> >> >> >> >> What is the recommended 9.4 version to download from >> >> and the steps? >> >> >> >> >> >> What OS and version? >> >> >> >> >> >> I want to use the graphical installer since I used it >> >> last time. >> >> >> >> >> >> Assuming you mean the EDB installer: >> >> >> >> http://www.enterprisedb.com/products-services-training/pgdownload >> >> >> >> >> >> Thanks a lot!! >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Adrian Klaver >> >> adrian.kla...@aklaver.com <mailto:adrian.kla...@aklaver.com> >> >> <mailto:adrian.kla...@aklaver.com >> >> <mailto:adrian.kla...@aklaver.com>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Adrian Klaver >> >> adrian.kla...@aklaver.com <mailto:adrian.kla...@aklaver.com> >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Adrian Klaver >> > adrian.kla...@aklaver.com >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@postgresql.org) >> > To make changes to your subscription: >> > http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general >
