"David Esposito" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Tom Lane [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> The default selinux policy prevents postgres from writing anywhere >> except under /var/lib/pgsql. If you want a nondefault PGDATA location >> then you have to tweak the policy.
> It's not that simple ... if I su to postgres, I can initdb and launch > postmaster in any directory I wish (as long as it has rwx for the postgres > user) ... it's only if I try to do this from the init.d start script that > the problem occurs ... Yes, it is that simple. Processes launched from start scripts inherit a different (much more restrictive) selinux context than ones launched from interactive shells. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster