On 1/29/06, Thomas Springer <th.springer@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > $ postgres > > postgres does not know where to find the server configuration file. > > You must specify the --config-file or -D invocation option or set the > > PGDATA environment variable. > > $ > > > > I guess I have not configured the server. How can I do that? Or where > > can I find appropriate documentation? > > You asked for a well documented dbms, right? > > http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.0/interactive/index.html > > What RPMs have you installed? Did you use yum and fc-repos? > > To start|stop the backend as root: > # service postgresql start|stop > Start|Stop when booting in runlevel 5: > # chkconfig --level 5 postgresql on|off > To start as postgres > % export PGDATA=/var/lib/pgsql/data > % pg_ctl start 1> /var/lib/pgsql/postmaster.log 2>&1 & > In homedir of postgres you will find a logfile from the initdb. > Have a look, it tells you how to start > To stop as postgres > % pg_ctl stop -w > See pg_ctl --help > To connect to backend there is a nice command: > % psql template1 > See psql --help Thanks, Thomas. Paul
