Hi, On Tue, Oct 30, 2018 at 12:08:49AM +0100, Andreas 'ads' Scherbaum wrote: > The installation instructions (short version) are not consistent with the > "initdb" output. The first one still uses "postgres -D", even mentions > "check initdb output", but "initdb" emits "pg_ctl" commands. > > The attached patch updates the short install instructions and replaces > "postgres -D" with "pg_ctl" calls.
Check. > diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/standalone-install.xml > b/doc/src/sgml/standalone-install.xml > index 62582effed..b5d2835a47 100644 > --- a/doc/src/sgml/standalone-install.xml > +++ b/doc/src/sgml/standalone-install.xml > @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ in the stand-alone version. That one though seems to be what's ending up in INSTALL, according to the comment at the beginning of the file. > <screen>root# <userinput>mkdir /usr/local/pgsql/data</userinput> > root# <userinput>chown postgres /usr/local/pgsql/data</userinput> > root# <userinput>su - postgres</userinput> > -postgres$ <userinput>/usr/local/pgsql/bin/initdb -D > /usr/local/pgsql/data</userinput></screen> > +postgres$ <userinput>/usr/local/pgsql/bin/pg_ctl -D > /usr/local/pgsql/data</userinput></screen> > </para> I'm confused here, the paragraph reads "Create a database installation with the <command>initdb</command>", so I think this hunk is not correct and should be removed? > @@ -77,25 +77,21 @@ postgres$ <userinput>/usr/local/pgsql/bin/initdb -D > /usr/local/pgsql/data</useri > The previous <command>initdb</command> step should have told you how to > start up the database server. Do so now. The command should look > something like: > -<programlisting>/usr/local/pgsql/bin/postgres -D > /usr/local/pgsql/data</programlisting> > - This will start the server in the foreground. To put the server > - in the background use something like: > -<programlisting>nohup /usr/local/pgsql/bin/postgres -D /usr/local/pgsql/data > \ > - </dev/null >>server.log 2>&1 </dev/null > &</programlisting> > +<programlisting>/usr/local/pgsql/bin/pg_ctl -D /usr/local/pgsql/data > start</programlisting> > </para> > > <para> > To stop a server running in the background you can type: > -<programlisting>kill `cat > /usr/local/pgsql/data/postmaster.pid`</programlisting> > +<programlisting>/usr/local/pgsql/bin/pg_ctl -D /usr/local/pgsql/data > stop</programlisting> > </para> > </step> > > <step> > <para> > Create a database: > -<screen><userinput>createdb testdb</userinput></screen> > +<screen><userinput>/usr/local/pgsql/bin/createdb testdb</userinput></screen> > Then enter: > -<screen><userinput>psql testdb</userinput></screen> > +<screen><userinput>/usr/local/pgsql/bin/psql testdb</userinput></screen> > to connect to that database. At the prompt you can enter SQL > commands and start experimenting. > </para> Check. Michael -- Michael Banck Projektleiter / Senior Berater Tel.: +49 2166 9901-171 Fax: +49 2166 9901-100 Email: michael.ba...@credativ.de credativ GmbH, HRB Mönchengladbach 12080 USt-ID-Nummer: DE204566209 Trompeterallee 108, 41189 Mönchengladbach Geschäftsführung: Dr. Michael Meskes, Jörg Folz, Sascha Heuer Unser Umgang mit personenbezogenen Daten unterliegt folgenden Bestimmungen: https://www.credativ.de/datenschutz
