john.tiger wrote > 4) su - postgres > > password --> submitted old one, worked > $ psql > > psql: could not connect to server: No such file or directory > Is the server running locally and accepting > connections on Unix domain socket > "/var/run/postgresql/.s.PGSQL.5432"? > > tried to start server: sudo /etc/init.d/postgresql > > sudo] password for postgres: xxxxxx > postgres is not in the sudoers file. This incident will be reported. > > 5) checked wiki.debian.org/postgresql - no help > > any ideas ?
Don't run sudo when you have su'd to postgres. The Postgres user created during install is not given sudo privileges. You have to use your main/admin user. See this http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Apt For the most recent instructions for Debian/Ubuntu via PPA Quick notes: These packages allow the various PostgreSQL versions to play well together. They provide cluster management tools. Two of the most useful are: pg_lsclusters pg_ctlcluster Files go into {base}/{version}/{name} directories which is why they play well together. A cluster is the combination of version-name David J. -- View this message in context: http://postgresql.1045698.n5.nabble.com/problems-with-debian-testing-install-or-documentation-tp5785180p5785186.html Sent from the PostgreSQL - general mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list ([email protected]) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
