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== FreeBSD ==
 
== FreeBSD ==
 
  pkg_add -r postgresql82-server
 
  pkg_add -r postgresql82-server
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The package creates a 'pgsql' user account.
 
The package creates a 'pgsql' user account.
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  su -m pgsql
 
  su -m pgsql
  
Initialise the database:
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Initialize the database:
 
  /usr/local/bin/initdb /usr/local/pgsql/data
 
  /usr/local/bin/initdb /usr/local/pgsql/data
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Create a user:
 
Create a user:
 
  /usr/local/bin/createuser USERNAME
 
  /usr/local/bin/createuser USERNAME
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Log out of the 'pgsql' user account by pressing
 
Log out of the 'pgsql' user account by pressing
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or
 
or
 
  lo
 
  lo
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At this point the PostgreSQL daemon can be started.
 
At this point the PostgreSQL daemon can be started.
 
  /usr/local/etc/rc.d/postgresql start
 
  /usr/local/etc/rc.d/postgresql start
  
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To have PostgreSQL start automatically with FreeBSD you need to add this line to /etc/rc.conf
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postgresql_enable="YES"
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==

Latest revision as of 08:16, 4 June 2009

FreeBSD

pkg_add -r postgresql82-server


The package creates a 'pgsql' user account. Change to that user to finish the installation:

su -m pgsql


Initialize the database:

/usr/local/bin/initdb /usr/local/pgsql/data


Create a user:

/usr/local/bin/createuser USERNAME


Log out of the 'pgsql' user account by pressing

[CRTL]+d

or

lo


At this point the PostgreSQL daemon can be started.

/usr/local/etc/rc.d/postgresql start


To have PostgreSQL start automatically with FreeBSD you need to add this line to /etc/rc.conf

postgresql_enable="YES"

References

http://www.freebsddiary.org/postgresql.php