Re: [ADMIN] Getting image from a DB

2009-05-08 Thread Félix Sánchez Rodríguez
Well, using pg_unescape_bytea I was able to get the image. How can I stream it directly to the users's browser?? - Original Message - From: "Andy Shellam" To: "Félix Sánchez Rodríguez" Cc: Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 8:26 AM Subject: Re: [ADMIN] Getting image from a DB Hi Felix,

Re: [ADMIN] testing 8.4

2009-05-08 Thread Justin
the install sets the file permissions to account for postgresql service.  The only account that should have access to those files is the postgresql service, and the postgresql account should only have access to directories that it needs access to.  If you took ownership of the directory and t

Re: [ADMIN] How to run PostgreSQL?

2009-05-08 Thread Jakov Sosic
On Fri, 8 May 2009 10:19:29 -0400 Ray Stell wrote: > don't you need root to do package management? Maybe that is just > Red Hat like. Hmm, not on OS X. Well you expect that every single header that postgresql needs to be built from source is already on the system? If not you need access to pac

Re: [ADMIN] How to run PostgreSQL?

2009-05-08 Thread Chris Browne
j...@commandprompt.com ("Joshua D. Drake") writes: >> > * Why should I have to configure a custom init.d script so my >> > PostgreSQL will start? >> >> to gain control over the system issue. From my perspective pg has always >> been at the enterprise layer, > > This surprises me a bit. In my exp

[ADMIN] testing 8.4

2009-05-08 Thread Kasia Tuszynska
Hi Everybody, Is anyone testing 8.4 beta? I installed it on win2008 64bit machine, testing and uninstalling I found no problems, but I ran into an issue with trying to delete the C:\Program Files (x86)\PostgreSQL folder after uninstalling. File permissions on some of the data files under the Da

Re: [ADMIN] How to check whether PostgreSQL server is up and running?

2009-05-08 Thread Jan Muhammad
Hi, Got it working now, though after several searches and hit-n-trials The problem was in my "/pgsql/data/pg_hba.conf"; where it needed my machine's IP. Now got it working. But the real issue of service is not yet being recognized  with in the command: # service postgresql status postgresq

Re: [ADMIN] How to check whether PostgreSQL server is up and running?

2009-05-08 Thread dayat
Ok let's to create a cluster for you, be sure the pg8 directory owned by postgres user and the directory is empty. [postg...@callisto]$ initdb -D /usr/local/pgsql/postgresql-8.3.7/pg8 -U postgres -W Type your password if they ask, wait initdb process until finish. And try the server: [postg...

Re: [ADMIN] How to run PostgreSQL?

2009-05-08 Thread Joshua D. Drake
On Fri, 2009-05-08 at 10:19 -0400, Ray Stell wrote: > On Thu, May 07, 2009 at 09:58:04AM -0700, Joshua D. Drake wrote: > > Because "users" shouldn't compile. The commands aren't relevant. If > > possible you should *always* run from your package manager. > > don't you need root to do package manag

Re: [ADMIN] How to check whether PostgreSQL server is up and running?

2009-05-08 Thread Tom Lane
Michael Monnerie writes: > On Freitag 08 Mai 2009 Jan Muhammad wrote: >> postmaster -D /usr/local/pgsql/data >> LOG:  could not translate host name "localhost", service "5432" to >> address: Name or service not known > This smells a lot like SElinux. No, it looks like his DNS setup is broken. N

Re: [ADMIN] How to run PostgreSQL?

2009-05-08 Thread Ray Stell
On Thu, May 07, 2009 at 09:58:04AM -0700, Joshua D. Drake wrote: > Because "users" shouldn't compile. The commands aren't relevant. If > possible you should *always* run from your package manager. don't you need root to do package management? Maybe that is just Red Hat like. Hmm, not on OS X. >

Re: [ADMIN] How to check whether PostgreSQL server is up and running?

2009-05-08 Thread Michael Monnerie
On Freitag 08 Mai 2009 Jan Muhammad wrote: > After having various error message in starting PostgreSQL version > 8.2.11; finally uninstalled/deleted it. Now trying my luck on  8.3.7, > but things haven't changed for me. When I try to check that > postmaster server is running or not? I get the follo

[ADMIN] How to check whether PostgreSQL server is up and running?

2009-05-08 Thread Jan Muhammad
Hi, After having various error message in starting PostgreSQL version 8.2.11; finally uninstalled/deleted it. Now trying my luck on  8.3.7, but things haven't changed for me. When I try to check that postmaster server is running or not? I get the following error: $ postmaster -D /usr/local/pgsq