[postgis-users] How to start the postgres service without root privilege

[strk at refractions.net]

On Tue, Mar 22, 2005 at 03:11:13PM -0600, Tiger Wings wrote:
> Yes, I did.
> 
> 1) createdb ogc
> -- -correct here
> 2) createlang plpgsql ogc
> -- -correct here
> 3) psql ogc < ../../lwpostgis.sql > log
> -- -error happened.
> -- - in log file, it only says
> -- - BEGIN
> -- - ROLLBACK
> -- - on terminal, it shows:
> -- - ERROR:  current transaction is aborted, commands ignored until
> end of transaction block

Redirect stderr to a file also:
$HOME/.../psql -f ../../lwpostgis.sql ogc > log 2>&1

Only first error line shows the error, and using -f
will include line number in error line.

--strk;

> 
> Thank you.
> 
> T. W.
> 
> On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 21:46:19 +0100, strk at refractions.net
> <strk at refractions.net> wrote:
> > On Tue, Mar 22, 2005 at 02:08:58PM -0600, Tiger Wings wrote:
> > > I got it. Thank you.
> > > One more question:
> > > I tried to test the /examples/ogc_test_suite
> > > after I run: psql ogc_test_suite < ../../lwpostgis.sql
> > > an error occurs:
> > > ERROR:  current transaction is aborted, commands ignored until end of
> > > transaction block
> > 
> > Did you read the README there?
> > --strk;
> > 
> > >
> > > Many thanks.
> > >
> > > T. W.
> > >
> > > On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 18:55:15 +0100, strk at refractions.net
> > > <strk at refractions.net> wrote:
> > > > On Tue, Mar 22, 2005 at 11:36:09AM -0600, Tiger Wings wrote:
> > > > > I did so.
> > > > > But when execute psql, an error occurs:
> > > > > database "tiger" does not exist.
> > > >
> > > > psql -l # gives you the list of existing databases
> > > > createdb # will create database "tiger" (your login name)
> > > > createdb other # will create database "other"
> > > >
> > > > Be aware to use the commands under $HOME/... not the
> > > > system ones. If you intended to run another server
> > > > on the system databases you just can't, unless you
> > > > have write privileges on them.
> > > >
> > > > --strk;
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Thank you.
> > > > >
> > > > > T. W.
> > > > > On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 09:58:09 +0100, strk at refractions.net
> > > > > <strk at refractions.net> wrote:
> > > > > > On Mon, Mar 21, 2005 at 08:26:16PM -0600, Tiger Wings wrote:
> > > > > > > Hi there,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I built postgresql 8.0 from the source code under Linux.
> > > > > > > But I don't have root right on the system.
> > > > > > > How can start the db server from my own directory?
> > > > > > > Thanks a lot.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Install under your homedir,
> > > > > > Specify an arbitrary port not clashing with other running procs
> > > > > > above 1024, and a datadir again under your home.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > $HOME/pgsql/bin/initdb #initialize the database
> > > > > > $HOME/pgsql/bin/pg_ctl start # start the postmaster
> > > > > > $HOME/pgsql/bin/psql # connect
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --strk;
> > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Cheers
> > > > > > > T.W.
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