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PostgreSQL Installation Instructions
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Short Version
./configure
gmake
su
gmake install
adduser postgres
mkdir /usr/local/pgsql/data
chown postgres /usr/local/pgsql/data
su - postgres
/usr/local/pgsql/bin/initdb -D /usr/local/pgsql/data
/usr/local/pgsql/bin/postmaster -D /usr/local/pgsql/data >logfile 2>&1 &
/usr/local/pgsql/bin/createdb test
/usr/local/pgsql/bin/psql test
The long version is the rest of this document.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
@ -21,16 +25,16 @@ Requirements
In general, a modern Unix-compatible platform should be able to run
PostgreSQL. The platforms that had received explicit testing at the time of
release are listed in the section called Supported Platforms below. In the
doc subdirectory of the distribution there are several platform-specific FAQ
documents you might wish to consult if you are having trouble.
release are listed in the Section called Supported Platforms below. In the
"doc" subdirectory of the distribution there are several platform-specific
FAQ documents you might wish to consult if you are having trouble.
The following prerequisites exist for building PostgreSQL:
* GNU make is required; other make programs will not work. GNU make is
often installed under the name gmake; this document will always refer
to it by that name. (On GNU/Linux systems GNU make is the default tool
with the name make.) To test for GNU make enter
* GNU make is required; other make programs will *not* work. GNU make is
often installed under the name "gmake"; this document will always refer
to it by that name. (On some systems GNU make is the default tool with
the name "make".) To test for GNU make enter
gmake --version
@ -45,10 +49,10 @@ The following prerequisites exist for building PostgreSQL:
* The GNU Readline library for comfortable line editing and command
history retrieval will automatically be used if found. You might wish
to install it before proceeding, but it is not required. (On NetBSD,
the libedit library is readline-compatible and is used if libreadline
is not found.)
the "libedit" library is readline-compatible and is used if
"libreadline" is not found.)
* Flex and Bison are not required when building from a released source
* Flex and Bison are *not* required when building from a released source
package because the output files are pre-generated. You will need these
programs only when building from a CVS tree or when the actual scanner
and parser definition files were changed. If you need them, be sure to
@ -57,18 +61,19 @@ The following prerequisites exist for building PostgreSQL:
recommended. Other lex programs will definitely not work.
* To build on Windows NT or Windows 2000 you need the Cygwin and cygipc
packages. See the file doc/FAQ_MSWIN for details.
packages. See the file "doc/FAQ_MSWIN" for details.
If you need to get a GNU package, you can find it at your local GNU mirror
site (see http://www.gnu.org/order/ftp.html for a list) or at
ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/.
Also check that you have sufficient disk space. You will need about 30 MB
for the source tree during compilation and about 5 MB for the installation
directory. An empty database takes about 1 MB, later it takes about five
times the amount of space that a flat text file with the same data would
take. If you are going to run the regression tests you will temporarily need
an extra 20 MB. Use the df command to check for disk space.
for the source tree during compilation and about 10 MB for the installation
directory. An empty database cluster takes about 20 MB, databases take about
five times the amount of space that a flat text file with the same data
would take. If you are going to run the regression tests you will
temporarily need an extra 20 MB. Use the "df" command to check for disk
space.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
@ -78,26 +83,26 @@ The internal data storage format changes with new releases of PostgreSQL.
Therefore, if you are upgrading an existing installation that does not have
a version number "7.2.x", you must back up and restore your data as shown
here. These instructions assume that your existing installation is under the
/usr/local/pgsql directory, and that the data area is in
/usr/local/pgsql/data. Substitute your paths appropriately.
"/usr/local/pgsql" directory, and that the data area is in
"/usr/local/pgsql/data". Substitute your paths appropriately.
1. Make sure that your database is not updated during or after the backup.
This does not affect the integrity of the backup, but the changed data
would of course not be included. If necessary, edit the permissions in
the file /usr/local/pgsql/data/pg_hba.conf (or equivalent) to disallow
access from everyone except you.
the file "/usr/local/pgsql/data/pg_hba.conf" (or equivalent) to
disallow access from everyone except you.
2. To dump your database installation, type:
pg_dumpall > outputfile
If you need to preserve the OIDs (such as when using them as foreign
keys), then use the -o option when running pg_dumpall. pg_dumpall does
not save large objects. Check the Administrator's Guide if you need to
do this.
keys), then use the "-o" option when running "pg_dumpall". "pg_dumpall"
does not save large objects. Check the Administrator's Guide if you
need to do this.
Make sure that you use the pg_dumpall command from the version you are
currently running. 7.2's pg_dumpall should not be used on older
Make sure that you use the "pg_dumpall" command from the version you
are currently running. 7.2's "pg_dumpall" should not be used on older
databases.
3. If you are installing the new version at the same location as the old
@ -106,10 +111,10 @@ here. These instructions assume that your existing installation is under the
kill -INT `cat /usr/local/pgsql/data/postmaster.pid`
Versions prior to 7.0 do not have this postmaster.pid file. If you are
using such a version you must find out the process id of the server
yourself, for example by typing ps ax | grep postmaster, and supply it
to the kill command.
Versions prior to 7.0 do not have this "postmaster.pid" file. If you
are using such a version you must find out the process id of the server
yourself, for example by typing "ps ax | grep postmaster", and supply
it to the "kill" command.
On systems that have PostgreSQL started at boot time, there is probably
a start-up file that will accomplish the same thing. For example, on a
@ -137,7 +142,7 @@ Finally, restore your data with
/usr/local/pgsql/bin/psql -d template1 -f outputfile
using the new psql.
using the *new* psql.
You can also install the new version in parallel with the old one to
decrease the downtime. These topics are discussed at length in the
@ -151,8 +156,8 @@ Installation Procedure
The first step of the installation procedure is to configure the source
tree for your system and choose the options you would like. This is
done by running the configure script. For a default installation simply
enter
done by running the "configure" script. For a default installation
simply enter
./configure
@ -163,18 +168,18 @@ Installation Procedure
The default configuration will build the server and utilities, as well
as all client applications and interfaces that only require a C
compiler. All files will be installed under /usr/local/pgsql by
compiler. All files will be installed under "/usr/local/pgsql" by
default.
You can customize the build and installation process by supplying one
or more of the following command line options to configure:
or more of the following command line options to "configure":
--prefix=PREFIX
Install all files under the directory PREFIX instead of
/usr/local/pgsql. The actual files will be installed into various
subdirectories; no files will ever be installed directly into the
PREFIX directory.
Install all files under the directory "PREFIX" instead of
"/usr/local/pgsql". The actual files will be installed into
various subdirectories; no files will ever be installed directly
into the "PREFIX" directory.
If you have special needs, you can also customize the individual
subdirectories with the following options.
@ -182,74 +187,84 @@ Installation Procedure
--exec-prefix=EXEC-PREFIX
You can install architecture-dependent files under a different
prefix, EXEC-PREFIX, than what PREFIX was set to. This can be
prefix, "EXEC-PREFIX", than what "PREFIX" was set to. This can be
useful to share architecture-independent files between hosts. If
you omit this, then EXEC-PREFIX is set equal to PREFIX and both
architecture dependent and independent files will be installed
under the same tree, which is probably what you want.
you omit this, then "EXEC-PREFIX" is set equal to "PREFIX" and
both architecture-dependent and independent files will be
installed under the same tree, which is probably what you want.
--bindir=DIRECTORY
Specifies the directory for executable programs. The default is
EXEC-PREFIX/bin, which normally means /usr/local/pgsql/bin.
"EXEC-PREFIX/bin", which normally means "/usr/local/pgsql/bin".
--datadir=DIRECTORY
Sets the directory for read-only data files used by the installed
programs. The default is PREFIX/share. Note that this has nothing
to do with where your database files will be placed.
programs. The default is "PREFIX/share". Note that this has
nothing to do with where your database files will be placed.
--sysconfdir=DIRECTORY
The directory for various configuration files, PREFIX/etc by
The directory for various configuration files, "PREFIX/etc" by
default.
--libdir=DIRECTORY
The location to install libraries and dynamically loadable
modules. The default is EXEC-PREFIX/lib.
modules. The default is "EXEC-PREFIX/lib".
--includedir=DIRECTORY
The directory for installing C and C++ header files. The default
is PREFIX/include.
is "PREFIX/include".
--docdir=DIRECTORY
Documentation files, except "man" pages, will be installed into
this directory. The default is PREFIX/doc.
this directory. The default is "PREFIX/doc".
--mandir=DIRECTORY
The man pages that come with PostgreSQL will be installed under
this directory, in their respective manx subdirectories. The
default is PREFIX/man.
this directory, in their respective "manx" subdirectories. The
default is "PREFIX/man".
Note: To reduce the pollution of shared installation
locations (such as /usr/local/include), the string
"/postgresql" is automatically appended to datadir,
sysconfdir, includedir, and docdir, unless the fully expanded
directory name already contains the string "postgres" or
"pgsql". For example, if you choose /usr/local as prefix, the
C header files will be installed in
/usr/local/include/postgresql, but if the prefix is
/opt/postgres, then they will be in /opt/postgres/include.
Note: Care has been taken to make it possible to install
PostgreSQL into shared installation locations (such as
"/usr/local/include") without interfering with the namespace
of the rest of the system. First, the string "/postgresql" is
automatically appended to datadir, sysconfdir, and docdir,
unless the fully expanded directory name already contains the
string "postgres" or "pgsql". For example, if you choose
"/usr/local" as prefix, the documentation will be installed
in "/usr/local/doc/postgresql", but if the prefix is
"/opt/postgres", then it will be in "/opt/postgres/doc".
Second, the installation layout of the C and C++ header files
has been reorganized in the 7.2 release. The public header
files of the client interfaces are installed into includedir
and are namespace-clean. The internal header files and the
server header files are installed into private directories
under includedir. See the Programmer's Guide for information
how to get at the header files for each interface. Finally, a
private subdirectory will also be created, if appropriate,
under libdir for dynamically loadable modules.
--with-includes=DIRECTORIES
DIRECTORIES is a colon-separated list of directories that will be
added to the list the compiler searches for header files. If you
have optional packages (such as GNU Readline) installed in a
"DIRECTORIES" is a colon-separated list of directories that will
be added to the list the compiler searches for header files. If
you have optional packages (such as GNU Readline) installed in a
non-standard location you have to use this option and probably the
corresponding --with-libraries option.
corresponding "--with-libraries" option.
Example: --with-includes=/opt/gnu/include:/usr/sup/include.
--with-libraries=DIRECTORIES
DIRECTORIES is a colon-separated list of directories to search for
libraries. You will probably have to use this option (and the
corresponding --with-includes option) if you have packages
"DIRECTORIES" is a colon-separated list of directories to search
for libraries. You will probably have to use this option (and the
corresponding "--with-includes" option) if you have packages
installed in non-standard locations.
Example: --with-libraries=/opt/gnu/lib:/usr/sup/lib.
@ -267,15 +282,38 @@ Installation Procedure
--enable-multibyte
Allows the use of multibyte character encodings. This is primarily
for languages like Japanese, Korean, and Chinese. Read the
Allows the use of multibyte character encodings (including
Unicode) and character set encoding conversion. Read the
Administrator's Guide for details.
Note that some interfaces (such as Tcl or Java) expect all
character strings to be in Unicode, so this option will be
required to correctly support these interfaces.
--enable-nls[=LANGUAGES]
Enables Native Language Support (NLS), that is, the ability to
display a program's message in a language other than English.
"LANGUAGES" is a space separated list of codes of the languages
that you want supported. (The intersection between your list and
the set of actually provided translations will be computed
automatically.) If you do not specify it, then all available
translations are installed.
To use this option, you will need an implementation of the gettext
API. Some operating systems have this built-in (e.g., Linux,
NetBSD, Solaris), for other systems you can download an add-on
package from here: http://www.postgresql.org/~petere/gettext.html.
If you are using the gettext implementation in the GNU C library
then you will additionally need the GNU gettext package for some
utility programs. For any of the other implementations you will
not need it.
--with-pgport=NUMBER
Set NUMBER as the default port number for server and clients. The
default is 5432. The port can always be changed later on, but if
you specify it here then both server and clients will have the
Set "NUMBER" as the default port number for server and clients.
The default is 5432. The port can always be changed later on, but
if you specify it here then both server and clients will have the
same default compiled in, which can be very convenient.
--with-CXX
@ -286,7 +324,7 @@ Installation Procedure
Build the Perl interface module. The Perl interface will be
installed at the usual place for Perl modules (typically under
/usr/lib/perl), so you must have root access to perform the
"/usr/lib/perl"), so you must have root access to perform the
installation step (see step 4). You need to have Perl 5 installed
to use this option.
@ -294,25 +332,25 @@ Installation Procedure
Build the Python interface module. You need to have root access to
be able to install the Python module at its default place
(/usr/lib/pythonx.y). To be able to use this option, you must have
Python installed and your system needs to support shared
("/usr/lib/pythonx.y"). To be able to use this option, you must
have Python installed and your system needs to support shared
libraries. If you instead want to build a new complete interpreter
binary, you will have to do it manually.
--with-tcl
Builds components that require Tcl/Tk, which are libpgtcl,
pgtclsh, pgtksh, pgaccess, and PL/Tcl. But see below about
--without-tk.
pgtclsh, pgtksh, PgAccess, and PL/Tcl. But see below about
"--without-tk".
--without-tk
If you specify --with-tcl and this option, then programs that
require Tk (i.e., pgtksh and pgaccess) will be excluded.
If you specify "--with-tcl" and this option, then programs that
require Tk (pgtksh and PgAccess) will be excluded.
--with-tclconfig=DIRECTORY, --with-tkconfig=DIRECTORY
Tcl/Tk installs the files tclConfig.sh and tkConfig.sh which
Tcl/Tk installs the files "tclConfig.sh" and "tkConfig.sh" which
contain certain configuration information that is needed to build
modules interfacing to Tcl or Tk. These files are normally found
automatically at their well-known location, but if you want to use
@ -321,46 +359,61 @@ Installation Procedure
--enable-odbc
Build the ODBC driver package.
Build the ODBC driver. By default, the driver will be independent
of a driver manager. To work better with a driver manager already
installed on your system, use one of the following options. More
information can be found in the Programmer's Guide.
--with-iodbc
Build the ODBC driver for use with iODBC.
--with-unixodbc
Build the ODBC driver for use with unixODBC.
--with-odbcinst=DIRECTORY
Specifies the directory where the ODBC driver will expect its
odbcinst.ini configuration file. The default is
/usr/local/pgsql/etc or whatever you specified as --sysconfdir. A
default file will be installed there. If you intend to share the
odbcinst.ini file between several ODBC drivers then you may want
to use this option.
"odbcinst.ini" configuration file. The default is
"/usr/local/pgsql/etc" or whatever you specified as
"--sysconfdir". It should be arranged that the driver reads the
same file as the driver manager.
If either the option "--with-iodbc" or the option
"--with-unixodbc" is used, this option will be ignored because in
that case the driver manager handles the location of the
configuration file.
--with-krb4=DIRECTORY, --with-krb5=DIRECTORY
Build with support for Kerberos authentication. You can use either
Kerberos version 4 or 5, but not both. The DIRECTORY argument
Kerberos version 4 or 5, but not both. The "DIRECTORY" argument
specifies the root directory of the Kerberos installation;
/usr/athena is assumed as default. If the relevant headers files
"/usr/athena" is assumed as default. If the relevant headers files
and libraries are not under a common parent directory, then you
must use the --with-includes and --with-libraries options in
must use the "--with-includes" and "--with-libraries" options in
addition to this option. If, on the other hand, the required files
are in a location that is searched by default (e.g., /usr/lib),
are in a location that is searched by default (e.g., "/usr/lib"),
then you can leave off the argument.
configure will check for the required header files and libraries
"configure" will check for the required header files and libraries
to make sure that your Kerberos installation is sufficient before
proceeding.
--with-krb-srvnam=NAME
The name of the Kerberos service principal. "postgres" is the
The name of the Kerberos service principal. postgres is the
default. There's probably no reason to change this.
--with-openssl=DIRECTORY
Build with support for SSL (encrypted) connections. This requires
the OpenSSL package to be installed. The DIRECTORY argument
the OpenSSL package to be installed. The "DIRECTORY" argument
specifies the root directory of the OpenSSL installation; the
default is /usr/local/ssl.
default is "/usr/local/ssl".
configure will check for the required header files and libraries
"configure" will check for the required header files and libraries
to make sure that your OpenSSL installation is sufficient before
proceeding.
@ -383,7 +436,7 @@ Installation Procedure
Compiles all programs and libraries with debugging symbols. This
means that you can run the programs through a debugger to analyze
problems. This enlarges the size of the installed executables
considerably, and on non-gcc compilers it usually also disables
considerably, and on non-GCC compilers it usually also disables
compiler optimization, causing slowdowns. However, having the
symbols available is extremely helpful for dealing with any
problems that may arise. Currently, this option is considered of
@ -398,12 +451,12 @@ Installation Procedure
the tests turned on won't necessarily enhance the stability of
your server! The assertion checks are not categorized for
severity, and so what might be a relatively harmless bug will
still lead to postmaster restarts if it triggers an assertion
failure. Currently, this option is not recommended for production
use, but you should have it on for development work or when
running a beta version.
still lead to server restarts if it triggers an assertion failure.
Currently, this option is not recommended for production use, but
you should have it on for development work or when running a beta
version.
If you prefer a C or C++ compiler different from the one configure
If you prefer a C or C++ compiler different from the one "configure"
picks then you can set the environment variables CC and CXX,
respectively, to the program of your choice. Similarly, you can
override the default compiler flags with the CFLAGS and CXXFLAGS
@ -431,18 +484,19 @@ Installation Procedure
gmake check
It is possible that some tests fail, due to differences in error
message wording or floating point results. The file
src/test/regress/README and the Administrator's Guide contain detailed
information about interpreting the test results. You can repeat this
test at any later time by issuing the same command.
(This won't work as root; do it as an unprivileged user.) It is
possible that some tests fail, due to differences in error message
wording or floating point results. The file "src/test/regress/README"
and the Administrator's Guide contain detailed information about
interpreting the test results. You can repeat this test at any later
time by issuing the same command.
4. Installing The Files
Note: If you are upgrading an existing system and are going
to install the new files over the old ones then you should
have backed up your data and shut down the old server by now,
as explained in the section called If You Are Upgrading
as explained in the Section called If You Are Upgrading
above.
To install PostgreSQL enter
@ -463,22 +517,19 @@ Installation Procedure
gmake -C src/interfaces/perl5 install
gmake -C src/interfaces/python install
Due to a quirk in the Perl build environment the first command will
actually rebuild the complete interface and then install it. This is
not harmful, just unusual. If you do not have superuser access you are
on your own: you can still take the required files and place them in
other directories where Perl or Python can find them, but how to do
that is left as an exercise.
If you do not have superuser access you are on your own: you can still
take the required files and place them in other directories where Perl
or Python can find them, but how to do that is left as an exercise.
The standard install installs only the header files needed for client
application development. If you plan to do any server-side program
development (such as custom functions or datatypes written in C), then
development (such as custom functions or data types written in C), then
you may want to install the entire PostgreSQL include tree into your
target include directory. To do that, enter
gmake install-all-headers
This adds a megabyte or two to the install footprint, and is only
This adds a megabyte or two to the installation footprint, and is only
useful if you don't plan to keep the whole source tree around for
reference. (If you do, you can just use the source's include directory
when building server-side software.)
@ -490,16 +541,16 @@ Installation Procedure
gmake -C src/interfaces install
gmake -C doc install
To undo the installation use the command gmake uninstall. However, this
will not remove the Perl and Python interfaces and it will not remove
any directories.
To undo the installation use the command "gmake uninstall". However,
this will not remove any directories.
After the installation you can make room by removing the built files from
the source tree with the gmake clean command. This will preserve the choices
made by the configure program, so that you can rebuild everything with gmake
later on. To reset the source tree to the state in which it was distributed,
use gmake distclean. If you are going to build for several platforms from
the same source tree you must do this and re-configure for each build.
the source tree with the "gmake clean" command. This will preserve the
choices made by the configure program, so that you can rebuild everything
with "gmake" later on. To reset the source tree to the state in which it was
distributed, use "gmake distclean". If you are going to build for several
platforms from the same source tree you must do this and re-configure for
each build.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
@ -509,57 +560,70 @@ Shared Libraries
On some systems that have shared libraries (which most systems do) you need
to tell your system how to find the newly installed shared libraries. The
systems on which this is not necessary include FreeBSD, HP/UX, Irix, Linux,
NetBSD, OpenBSD, OSF/1 (Digital Unix, Tru64 UNIX), and Solaris.
systems on which this is *not* necessary include BSD/OS, FreeBSD, HP-UX,
IRIX, Linux, NetBSD, OpenBSD, Tru64 UNIX (formerly Digital UNIX), and
Solaris.
The method to set the shared library search path varies between platforms,
but the most widely usable method is to set the environment variable
LD_LIBRARY_PATH like so: In Bourne shells (sh, ksh, bash, zsh)
LD_LIBRARY_PATH like so: In Bourne shells ("sh", "ksh", "bash", "zsh")
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/pgsql/lib
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH
or in csh or tcsh
or in "csh" or "tcsh"
setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH /usr/local/pgsql/lib
Replace /usr/local/pgsql/lib with whatever you set --libdir to in step 1.
Replace /usr/local/pgsql/lib with whatever you set "--libdir" to in step 1.
You should put these commands into a shell start-up file such as
/etc/profile or ~/.bash_profile. Some good information about the caveats
"/etc/profile" or "~/.bash_profile". Some good information about the caveats
associated with the method can be found at
http://www.visi.com/~barr/ldpath.html.
On some systems it might be preferable to set the environment variable
LD_RUN_PATH before building.
LD_RUN_PATH *before* building.
If in doubt, refer to the manual pages of your system (perhaps ld.so or
rld). If you later on get a message like
If in doubt, refer to the manual pages of your system (perhaps "ld.so" or
"rld"). If you later on get a message like
psql: error in loading shared libraries
libpq.so.2.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
then this step was necessary. Simply take care of it then.
If you are on BSD/OS, Linux, or SunOS 4 and you have root access you can run
/sbin/ldconfig /usr/local/pgsql/lib
(or equivalent directory) after installation to enable the run-time linker
to find the shared libraries faster. Refer to the manual page of "ldconfig"
for more information. On FreeBSD, NetBSD, and OpenBSD the command is
/sbin/ldconfig -m /usr/local/pgsql/lib
instead. Other systems are not known to have an equivalent command.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Environment Variables
If you installed into /usr/local/pgsql or some other location that is not
searched for programs by default, you need to add /usr/local/pgsql/bin (or
what you set --bindir to in step 1) into your PATH. To do this, add the
following to your shell start-up file, such as ~/.bash_profile (or
/etc/profile, if you want it to affect every user):
If you installed into "/usr/local/pgsql" or some other location that is not
searched for programs by default, you need to add "/usr/local/pgsql/bin" (or
what you set "--bindir" to in step 1) into your PATH. To do this, add the
following to your shell start-up file, such as "~/.bash_profile" (or
"/etc/profile", if you want it to affect every user):
PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/pgsql/bin
PATH=/usr/local/pgsql/bin:$PATH
If you are using csh or tcsh, then use this command:
If you are using "csh" or "tcsh", then use this command:
set path = ( /usr/local/pgsql/bin path )
set path = ( /usr/local/pgsql/bin $path )
To enable your system to find the man documentation, you need to add a line
like the following to a shell start-up file:
MANPATH=$MANPATH:/usr/local/pgsql/man
MANPATH=/usr/local/pgsql/man:$MANPATH
The environment variables PGHOST and PGPORT specify to client applications
the host and port of the database server, overriding the compiled-in
@ -584,20 +648,20 @@ once installed. The Administrator's Guide contains more information.
adduser postgres
2. Create a database installation with the initdb command. To run initdb
you must be logged in to your PostgreSQL server account. It will not
work as root.
2. Create a database installation with the "initdb" command. To run
"initdb" you must be logged in to your PostgreSQL server account. It
will not work as root.
root# mkdir /usr/local/pgsql/data
root# chown postgres /usr/local/pgsql/data
root# su - postgres
postgres$ /usr/local/pgsql/bin/initdb -D /usr/local/pgsql/data
The -D option specifies the location where the data will be stored. You
can use any path you want, it does not have to be under the
The "-D" option specifies the location where the data will be stored.
You can use any path you want, it does not have to be under the
installation directory. Just make sure that the server account can
write to the directory (or create it, if it doesn't already exist)
before starting initdb, as illustrated here.
before starting "initdb", as illustrated here.
3. The previous step should have told you how to start up the database
server. Do so now. The command should look something like
@ -615,7 +679,7 @@ once installed. The Administrator's Guide contains more information.
kill `cat /usr/local/pgsql/data/postmaster.pid`
In order to allow TCP/IP connections (rather than only Unix domain
socket ones) you need to pass the -i option to postmaster.
socket ones) you need to pass the "-i" option to "postmaster".
4. Create a database:
@ -634,13 +698,13 @@ What Now?
* The Tutorial should be your first reading if you are completely new to
SQL databases. It should have been installed at
/usr/local/pgsql/doc/html/tutorial.html unless you changed the
"/usr/local/pgsql/doc/html/tutorial.html" unless you changed the
installation directories.
* If you are familiar with database concepts then you want to proceed
with the Administrator's Guide, which contains information about how to
set up the database server, database users, and authentication. It can
be found at /usr/local/pgsql/doc/html/admin.html.
be found at "/usr/local/pgsql/doc/html/admin.html".
* Usually, you will want to modify your computer so that it will
automatically start the database server whenever it boots. Some
@ -672,37 +736,33 @@ tests pass.
stack
BSD/OS x86 7.1 2001-03-20, Bruce Momjian
4.01 (<pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
Compaq Alpha 7.1 2001-03-26, Adriaan Joubert 4.0-5.0, cc and
Tru64 (<a.joubert@albourne.com>) gcc
UNIX
FreeBSD x86 7.1 2001-03-19, Vince Vielhaber
4.3 (<vev@hub.org>)
HP/UX PA-RISC 7.1 2001-03-19, 10.20 Tom Lane 32- and 64-bit
FreeBSD x86 7.2 2001-11-14, Chris Kings-Lynne
(<chriskl@familyhealth.com.au>)
HP-UX PA-RISC 7.2 2001-11-16, 10.20 Tom Lane 32- and 64-bit
(<tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>), 2001-03-22, on 11.00; see
11.00, 11i Giles Lean also
(<giles@nemeton.com.au>) doc/FAQ_HPUX
IRIX MIPS 7.1 2001-03-22, Robert Bruccoleri 32-bit
6.5.11 (<bruc@acm.org>) compilation
model
Linux Alpha 7.1 2001-01-23, Ryan Kirkpatrick
2.2.x (<pgsql@rkirkpat.net>)
Linux Alpha 7.2 2001-11-16, Tom Lane Tested at
2.2.18 (<tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>) SourceForge
Linux armv4l 7.1 2001-02-22, Mark Knox
2.2.x (<segfault@hardline.org>)
Linux MIPS 7.1 2001-03-30, Dominic Eidson Cobalt Qube
2.0.x (<sauron@the-infinite.org>)
Linux PPC74xx 7.1 2001-03-19, Tom Lane Apple G3
Linux MIPS 7.2 2001-11-15, Hisao Shibuya Cobalt Qube2
2.0.x (<shibuya@alpha.or.jp>)
Linux PPC74xx 7.2 2001-11-16, Tom Lane Apple G3
2.2.18 (<tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
Linux S/390 7.1 2000-11-17, Neale Ferguson
(<Neale.Ferguson@softwareAG-usa.com>)
Linux Sparc 7.1 2001-01-30, Ryan Kirkpatrick
2.2.15 (<pgsql@rkirkpat.net>)
Linux x86 7.1 2001-03-19, Thomas Lockhart 2.0.x, 2.2.x,
(<thomas@fourpalms.org>) 2.4.2
MacOS X PPC 7.1 2000-12-11, Peter Bierman Darwin (only)
(<bierman@apple.com>), 2000-12-11, Beta-2 or higher
Daniel Luke (<dluke@geeklair.net>)
NetBSD Alpha 7.1 2001-03-22, Giles Lean
1.5 (<giles@nemeton.com.au>)
Linux x86 7.2 2001-11-15, Thomas Lockhart 2.0.x, 2.2.x,
(<lockhart@fourpalms.org>) 2.4.x
MacOS X PPC 7.2 2001-11-16, Tom Lane Darwin 10.1
(<tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
NetBSD Alpha 7.2 2001-11-20, Thomas Thai
1.5W (<tom@minnesota.com>)
NetBSD arm32 7.1 2001-03-21, Patrick Welche
1.5E (<prlw1@cam.ac.uk>)
NetBSD m68k 7.0 2000-04-10, Henry B. Hotz Mac 8xx
@ -722,15 +782,16 @@ tests pass.
SCO x86 7.1 2001-03-19, Larry Rosenman UDK FS compiler;
UnixWare (<ler@lerctr.org>) see also
7.1.1 doc/FAQ_SCO
Solaris Sparc 7.1 2001-03-22, Marc Fournier see also
2.7-8 (<scrappy@hub.org>), 2001-03-25, doc/FAQ_Solaris
Justin Clift (<justin@postgresql.org>)
Solaris Sparc 7.2 2001-11-12, Andrew Sullivan 2.6-8; see also
(<andrew@libertyrms.com>) doc/FAQ_Solaris
Solaris x86 7.1 2001-03-27, Mathijs Brands see also
2.8 (<mathijs@ilse.nl>) doc/FAQ_Solaris
SunOS Sparc 7.1 2001-03-23, Tatsuo Ishii
4.1.4 (<t-ishii@sra.co.jp>)
Windows x86 7.1 2001-03-16, Jason Tishler with Cygwin
NT/2000 (<Jason.Tishler@dothill.com>) toolset, see
Tru64 Alpha 7.1 2001-03-26, Adriaan Joubert 4.0-5.0, cc and
UNIX (<a.joubert@albourne.com>) gcc
Windows x86 7.1 2001-03-16, Jason Tishler with Cygwin tool
NT/2000 (<Jason.Tishler@dothill.com>) set, see
with doc/FAQ_MSWIN
Cygwin
@ -738,39 +799,38 @@ Unsupported Platforms. The following platforms have not been verified to
work. Platforms listed for version 6.3.x and later should also work with
7.2, but we did not receive explicit confirmation of such at the time this
list was compiled. We include these here to let you know that these
platforms could be supported if given some attention.
platforms *could* be supported if given some attention.
OS Processor VersionReported Remarks
DGUX m88k 6.3 1998-03-01, Brian E Gallew 6.4 probably OK
OS ProcessorVersion Reported Remarks
DGUX m88k 6.3 1998-03-01, Brian E Gallew 6.4 probably OK
5.4R4.11 (<geek+@cmu.edu>)
MkLinux DR1 PPC750 7.0 2001-04-03, Tatsuo Ishii 7.1 needs OS
(<t-ishii@sra.co.jp>) update?
NextStep x86 6.x 1998-03-01, David Wetzel bit rot
(<dave@turbocat.de>) suspected
QNX 4.25 x86 7.0 2000-04-01, Dr. Andreas Spinlock code
Kardos needs work. See
(<kardos@repas-aeg.de>) also
doc/FAQ_QNX4.
SCO x86 6.5 1999-05-25, Andrew Merrill 7.1 should work,
OpenServer (<andrew@compclass.com>) but no reports;
5 see also
doc/FAQ_SCO
System V R4 m88k 6.2.1 1998-03-01, Doug Winterburn needs new TAS
(<dlw@seavme.xroads.com>) spinlock code
System V R4 MIPS 6.4 1998-10-28, Frank no 64-bit
Ridderbusch integer
MkLinux DR1 PPC750 7.0 2001-04-03, Tatsuo Ishii 7.1 needs OS
(<t-ishii@sra.co.jp>) update?
NextStep x86 6.x 1998-03-01, David Wetzel bit rot suspected
(<dave@turbocat.de>)
QNX 4.25 x86 7.0 2000-04-01, Dr. Andreas Spinlock code
Kardos needs work. See
(<kardos@repas-aeg.de>) also
doc/FAQ_QNX4.
SCO x86 6.5 1999-05-25, Andrew Merrill 7.1 should work,
OpenServer (<andrew@compclass.com>) but no reports;
5 see also
doc/FAQ_SCO
System V R4 m88k 6.2.1 1998-03-01, Doug Winterburn needs new TAS
(<dlw@seavme.xroads.com>) spinlock code
System V R4 MIPS 6.4 1998-10-28, Frank no 64-bit integer
Ridderbusch
(<ridderbusch.pad@sni.de>)
Ultrix MIPS 7.1 2001-03-26 TAS spinlock
code not
detected
Ultrix VAX 6.x 1998-03-01 No recent
reports.
Obsolete?
Windows 9x, x86 7.1 2001-03-26, Magnus Hagander client-side
ME, NT, (<mha@sollentuna.net>) libraries (libpq
2000 and psql) or
(native) ODBC/JDBC, no
server-side; see
Administrator's
Guide for
instructions
Ultrix MIPS 7.1 2001-03-26 TAS spinlock code
not detected
Ultrix VAX 6.x 1998-03-01 No recent
reports.
Obsolete?
Windows 9x, x86 7.1 2001-03-26, Magnus Hagander client-side
ME, NT, (<mha@sollentuna.net>) libraries (libpq
2000 and psql) or ODBC
(native) or JDBC, no
server-side; see
Administrator's
Guide for
instructions