Re: [SQL] Alternate Database Locations

2000-10-26 Thread indraneel
Is that a small d or a capital D? try this: postmaster -D $PGDATA2 -i -p 5431 & \Indraneel On Thu, 26 Oct 2000, Brian C. Doyle wrote: > Okay I am still doing something wrong here > > I set PGDATA2=/home/user1/database > export PGDATA2 > > then I start postmaster > postmaster -d PGDATA2 -i -p

Re: [SQL] Alternate Database Locations

2000-10-26 Thread Peter Eisentraut
Brian C. Doyle writes: > Okay I am still doing something wrong here > > I set PGDATA2=/home/user1/database > export PGDATA2 > > then I start postmaster > postmaster -d PGDATA2 -i -p 5431 & postmaster -D $PGDATA -i -p 5431 >logfile 2>&1 and i get > > Can't create pid file: /usr/local/pgsql/d

Re: [SQL] Alternate Database Locations

2000-10-26 Thread Brian C. Doyle
Okay... I can now run as many postmasters as I could imagine... KICK BUTT I am still running into a problem with the "alternate database locations" and that is I seem to be able to only set up 1 other alternate location. After getting the first alt location setup Iset PGDATA2= /home/use

Re: [SQL] Alternate Database Locations

2000-10-26 Thread Tom Lane
"Brian C. Doyle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Okay I am still doing something wrong here > I set PGDATA2=/home/user1/database > export PGDATA2 > then I start postmaster > postmaster -d PGDATA2 -i -p 5431 & I think you are confusing the "alternate database directory" stuff with having a separat

Re: [SQL] Alternate Database Locations

2000-10-26 Thread Tom Lane
"Brian C. Doyle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > createdb user1 -D 'PGDATA2' > it creates but it is putting it in /home/user/database > the first alt location i set up!!! Um, are you sure createdb is connecting to the right postmaster? When you use multiple postmasters you have to keep a close eye

Re: [SQL] Alternate Database Locations

2000-10-26 Thread Brian C. Doyle
Okay I am still doing something wrong here I set PGDATA2=/home/user1/database export PGDATA2 then I start postmaster postmaster -d PGDATA2 -i -p 5431 & and i get Can't create pid file: /usr/local/pgsql/data/postmaster.pid Is another postmaster (pid: 10686) running? What am I missing... I know

Re: [SQL] Alternate Database Locations

2000-10-26 Thread indraneel
AFAIK the port number is compiled in, so you need to recompile. It's there in the docs somewhere. you have to use a different value for --with-pgport option in ./configure . On Wed, 25 Oct 2000, Brian C. Doyle wrote: > > I am still trying to find out how to get multiple postmasters running on

Re: [SQL] Alternate Database Locations

2000-10-25 Thread Tom Lane
"Brian C. Doyle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I am still trying to find out how to get multiple postmasters running on > different ports at the same time. Does anyone have any clue how to do that? Uh, you just do it. Start each postmaster in a different data directory and with a different por

Re: [SQL] Alternate Database Locations

2000-10-25 Thread Roderick A. Anderson
On Tue, 24 Oct 2000, Brian C. Doyle wrote: > Never mind... I got it working OK, don't play your cards so close to the vest. What was the problem (and solution)? TIA, Rod -- Roderick A. Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Altoplanos Information Systems, Inc. Voice: 208.765.6149

Re: [SQL] Alternate Database Locations

2000-10-25 Thread Brian C. Doyle
Well I got it working kinda. You have set up an environment for the new directory and export it under the PGSQL super user account PGDATA2=/home/userid export PGDATA2 Then run initlocation PGDATA2 After that you have to restart your postmaster with the data dir as PGDATA2 postmaster -d PGDATA

[SQL] Alternate Database Locations

2000-10-24 Thread Brian C. Doyle
Hello, I am working on seting up alternate database locations for my users. I have done % initlocation /home/userid % createdb -D /home/userid userid and i always get ERROR: The database path '/home/httpd/jbbent' is invalid. This may be due to a character that is not allowed or because the c

Re: [SQL] Alternate Database Locations

2000-10-24 Thread Brian C. Doyle
Never mind... I got it working At 02:40 PM 10/24/00 -0400, Brian C. Doyle wrote: >Hello, > >I am working on seting up alternate database locations for my users. >I have done > >% initlocation /home/userid >% createdb -D /home/userid userid > >and i always get > >ERROR: The database path '/home/h