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‎INSTALL‎

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Installation instructions for PostgreSQL 7.0.
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Commands were tested on RedHat Linux version 5.2 using the bash shell.
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Except where noted, they will probably work on most systems. Commands like
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ps and tar may vary wildly between platforms on what options you should use.
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Use common sense before typing in these commands.
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If you haven't gotten the PostgreSQL distribution, get it from
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ftp.postgresql.org, then unpack it:
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$ gunzip postgresql-7.0.tar.gz
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$ tar -xf postgresql-7.0.tar
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$ mv postgresql-7.0 /usr/src
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Again, these commands might differ on your system.
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gunzip postgresql-7.0.tar.gz
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tar -xf postgresql-7.0.tar
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mv postgresql-7.0 /usr/src
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Before you start
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will use that name from now on to indicate GNU make, no matter what name it
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has on your system. To test for GNU make enter
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$gmake --version
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gmake --version
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If you need to get GNU make, you can find it at ftp://ftp.gnu.org.
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To check for disk space, use
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$df -k
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df -k
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Considering today's prices for hard disks, getting a large and fast hard
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disk should probably be in your plans before putting a database into
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You now need to back up your existing database. To dump your fairly
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recent post-6.0 database installation, type
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$pg_dumpall > db.out
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pg_dumpall > db.out
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If you wish to preserve object id's (oids), then use the -o option when
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running pg_dumpall. However, unless you have a special reason for doing
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backup. If necessary, bring down postmaster, edit the permissions in file
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/usr/local/pgsql/data/pg_hba.conf to allow only you on, then bring
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postmaster back up.
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3. If you are upgrading an existing system then kill the database server
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now. Type
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$ ps ax | grep postmaster
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ps ax | grep postmaster
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or
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This should list the process numbers for a number of processes, similar
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to this:
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ps -e | grep postmaster
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(It depends on your system which one of these two works. No harm can be
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done by typing the wrong one.) This should list the process numbers for
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a number of processes, similar to this:
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263 ? SW 0:00 (postmaster)
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777 p1 S 0:00 grep postmaster
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process postmaster (263 in the above case). (Do not use the id for the
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$kill pid
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kill pid
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Tip: On systems which have PostgreSQL started at boot time,
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there is probably a startup file which will accomplish the
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same thing. For example, on a Redhat Linux system one might
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$/etc/rc.d/init.d/postgres.init stop
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/etc/rc.d/init.d/postgres.init stop
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works.
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Also move the old directories out of the way. Type the following:
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$mv /usr/local/pgsql /usr/local/pgsql.old
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make choices about what gets installed. Change into the src
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$./configure
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followed by any options you might want to give it. For a first
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5. Compile the program. Type
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$gmake
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The compilation process can take anywhere from 10 minutes to an hour.
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Your milage will most certainly vary.
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Your milage will most certainly vary. Remember to use GNU make.
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The last line displayed will hopefully be
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All of PostgreSQL is successfully made. Ready to install.
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Remember, "gmake" may be called "make" on your system.
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$gmake install
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7. Tell your system how to find the new shared libraries. How to do this
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varies between platforms. What tends to work everywhere is to set the
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$ LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/pgsql/lib
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$ export LD_LIBRARY_PATH
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LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/pgsql/lib
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export LD_LIBRARY_PATH
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on sh, ksh, bash, zsh or
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setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH /usr/local/pgsql/lib
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on csh or tcsh. You might want to put this into a shell startup file
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psql: error in loading shared libraries
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$su - postgres
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su - postgres
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/usr/local/pgsql/initdb -D /usr/local/pgsql/data
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psql testdb
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to connect to that database. At the prompt you can enter SQL and start
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experimenting.

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