Please, disregard my last message. I've discovered that in "password" file it was mentioned a path '/var/lib/psql' where Mandrake distro installed postres previously. I've solved it.
But I still have another problem: A later step in Postgres installation instructions says: "/usr/local/pgsql/bin/postmaster -D /usr/local/pgsql/data >logfile 2>&1 &" and with this I obtain: "bash: logfile: Dennied permission" I don't know bash either, so I can't understand the problem. Could you give me a hand? Javier ------------------------------------------------------ ---------- Mensaje reenviado ---------- Subject: installing postgres7.3.4 problem Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 18:10:10 +0200 From: javier garcia - CEBAS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi all. (I'm a newby. I recognize it) At the moment I had postgres running on my Linux machine with no problem. I had version 7.2 installed, and this version came along with my Mandrake distribution. Now, I want to install a contribution package (postgis extensions), and previously I would like to install a newer postgres version. So, I've downloaded the postgres-7.3.4 source code and compiled it. But, following the guidelines in the documentation, after "make install", I've typed: # su - postgres (I don't know the meaning of a "login shell", but this is not my problem) And then appears the message (in spanish): "su: atention: we can't change to the directory /var/lib/pgsql: the directory or file doesn't exists" Previously I had postgres databases in /var/lib/pgsql. But I've uninstalled the previously the 7.2 version and I don't know why this happens. Could anyone guide me with this? thanks and regards Javier ------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org