Install PostgreSQL

+ +Install PostgreSQL

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Install PostgreSQL

by Vinod Kurup

OpenACS docs are written by the named authors, and may be edited by OpenACS documentation staff. -

Skip this section if you will run only Oracle.

OpenACS 5.6.0 will run with PostgreSQL 7.3.2, 7.3.3, and 7.3.4 and 7.4.x. 7.4.7 is the recommended version of PostgreSQL.

Special notes for Mac OS X. If you are running Mac OS X prior to 10.3, you should be +

Skip this section if you will run only Oracle.

OpenACS 5.6.0 will run with PostgreSQL 7.3.2, 7.3.3, and 7.3.4 and 7.4.x. 7.4.7 is the recommended version of PostgreSQL.

Special notes for Mac OS X. If you are running Mac OS X prior to 10.3, you should be able to install and use PostGreSQL 7.3.x. Mac OS X 10.3 - requires PostGreSQL 7.4.
Special Notes for Debian.
Debian stable user should install PostGreSQL from source + requires PostGreSQL 7.4.

Special Notes for Debian.

Debian stable user should install PostGreSQL from source as detailed below, or they should use the www.backports.org backport for Postgres to get a more current version. Debian unstable users: the following process has been known to work (but you should double-check that the version of PostGreSQL is 7.3 or above):

For Debian stable users, you can use backports, by adding this line to the /etc/apt/sources.list

-        deb http://www.backports.org/debian stable bison postgresql openssl openssh tcl8.4 courier debconf spamassassin tla diff patch neon chkrootkit
-        
-

apt-get install postgresql postgresql-dev postgresql-doc
+        deb http://www.backports.org/debian stable bison postgresql openssl openssh tcl8.4 courier debconf spamassassin tla diff patch neon chkrootkit
+        
+

apt-get install postgresql postgresql-dev postgresql-doc
 ln -s /usr/include/postgresql/ /usr/include/pgsql
 ln -s /var/lib/postgres /usr/local/pgsql
 ln -s /usr/include/pgsql /usr/local/pgsql/include
-su postgres -c "/usr/lib/postgresql/bin/createlang plpgsql template1"

and proceed to Tune postgres. (OPTIONAL) or to the - next section.

Special Notes for Red Hat. Red Hat users: If you install PostgreSQL 7.3.2 from the Red Hat 9 RPM, you +su postgres -c "/usr/lib/postgresql/bin/createlang plpgsql template1"
and proceed to Tune postgres. (OPTIONAL) or to the + next section.

Special Notes for Red Hat. Red Hat users: If you install PostgreSQL 7.3.2 from the Red Hat 9 RPM, you can skip a few steps. These shell commands add some links for compatibility with the directories from a source-based install; start the service; create a new group for web service users, and modify the postgres user's - environment (more - information):

[root root]# ln -s /usr/lib/pgsql/ /var/lib/pgsql/lib
-[root root]# ln -s /var/lib/pgsql /usr/local/pgsql
-[root root]# ln -s /etc/init.d/postgresql /etc/init.d/postgres
-[root root]# ln -s /usr/bin /usr/local/pgsql/bin
-[root root]# service postgresql start
+  environment (more
+  information):
[root root]# ln -s /usr/lib/pgsql/ /var/lib/pgsql/lib
+[root root]# ln -s /var/lib/pgsql /usr/local/pgsql
+[root root]# ln -s /etc/init.d/postgresql /etc/init.d/postgres
+[root root]# ln -s /usr/bin /usr/local/pgsql/bin
+[root root]# service postgresql start
 Initializing database:
                                                            [  OK  ]
 Starting postgresql service:                               [  OK  ]
-[root root]# echo "export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/pgsql/lib" >> ~postgres/.bash_profile
-[root root]# echo "export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/pgsql/bin" >> ~postgres/.bash_profile
-[root root]# groupadd web
-[root root]# su - postgres
+[root root]# echo "export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/pgsql/lib" >> ~postgres/.bash_profile
+[root root]# echo "export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/pgsql/bin" >> ~postgres/.bash_profile
+[root root]# groupadd web
+[root root]# su - postgres
 -bash-2.05b$
 
 ln -s /usr/lib/pgsql/ /var/lib/pgsql/lib
 ln -s /var/lib/pgsql /usr/local/pgsql
 ln -s /usr/bin /usr/local/pgsql/bin
 service postgresql start
-echo "export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/pgsql/lib" >> ~postgres/.bash_profile
-echo "export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/pgsql/bin" >> ~postgres/.bash_profile
+echo "export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/pgsql/lib" >> ~postgres/.bash_profile
+echo "export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/pgsql/bin" >> ~postgres/.bash_profile
 groupadd web
-su - postgres
... and then skip to 8.  Something similar may work for other binary packages as well.

Safe approach: install from source

Unpack PostgreSQL 7.4.7. If you have not downloaded the postgresql tarball to - /var/tmp/postgresql-7.4.7.tar.gz, - get it.
```
[root root]# cd /usr/local/src
-[root src]# tar xzf /var/tmp/postgresql-7.4.7.tar.gz
+su - postgres
```
... and then skip to . Something similar may work for other binary packages as well.

Safe approach: install from source

Unpack PostgreSQL 7.4.7. If you have not downloaded the postgresql tarball to + /var/tmp/postgresql-7.4.7.tar.gz, + get it.

[root root]# cd /usr/local/src
+[root src]# tar xzf /var/tmp/postgresql-7.4.7.tar.gz
 [root src]# 
 cd /usr/local/src
-tar xzf /var/tmp/postgresql-7.4.7.tar.gz

ALTERNATIVE: Unpack PostgreSQL 7.4.7. If you have not downloaded the postgresql tarball to - /var/tmp/postgresql-7.4.7.tar.bz2, - get it.
```
[root root]# cd /usr/local/src
-[root src]# tar xfj /var/tmp/postgresql-7.4.7.tar.bz2
+tar xzf /var/tmp/postgresql-7.4.7.tar.gz
```

ALTERNATIVE: Unpack PostgreSQL 7.4.7. If you have not downloaded the postgresql tarball to + /var/tmp/postgresql-7.4.7.tar.bz2, + get it.

[root root]# cd /usr/local/src
+[root src]# tar xfj /var/tmp/postgresql-7.4.7.tar.bz2
 [root src]# 
 cd /usr/local/src
-tar xfj /var/tmp/postgresql-7.4.7.tar.bz2

Install Bison. Only do this if bison --version is smaller than 1.875 and you install PostgreSQL 7.4 from cvs instead of tarball.

[root root]# cd /usr/local/src
-[root src]# wget http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bison/bison-1.875.tar.gz
-[root src]# tar xfz bison-1.875.tar.gz
-[root src]# cd bison-1.875
-[root src]# ./configure
-[root src]# make install
-

Create the Postgres user. +tar xfj /var/tmp/postgresql-7.4.7.tar.bz2

Install Bison. Only do this if bison --version is smaller than 1.875 and you install PostgreSQL 7.4 from cvs instead of tarball.

[root root]# cd /usr/local/src
+[root src]# wget http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bison/bison-1.875.tar.gz
+[root src]# tar xfz bison-1.875.tar.gz
+[root src]# cd bison-1.875
+[root src]# ./configure
+[root src]# make install
+

Create the Postgres user. Create a user and group (if you haven't done so before) for PostgreSQL. This is the account that PostgreSQL will run as since it will not run as root. Since nobody will log in directly as that user, we'll leave the password blank.

Debian users should probably use adduser instead of - useradd. Type man adduser -

[root src]# groupadd web
-[root src]# useradd -g web -d /usr/local/pgsql postgres
-[root src]# mkdir -p /usr/local/pgsql
-[root src]# chown -R postgres.web /usr/local/pgsql /usr/local/src/postgresql-7.4.7
-[root src]# chmod 750 /usr/local/pgsql
+	  useradd. Type man adduser
+	
[root src]# groupadd web
+[root src]# useradd -g web -d /usr/local/pgsql postgres
+[root src]# mkdir -p /usr/local/pgsql
+[root src]# chown -R postgres.web /usr/local/pgsql /usr/local/src/postgresql-7.4.7
+[root src]# chmod 750 /usr/local/pgsql
 [root src]#
 groupadd web
 useradd -g web -d /usr/local/pgsql postgres
 mkdir -p /usr/local/pgsql
 chown -R postgres.web /usr/local/pgsql /usr/local/src/postgresql-7.4.7
-chmod 750 /usr/local/pgsql
Mac OS X: Do instead: First make sure the gids and uids below are available (change them if 
-they  are not).To list taken uids and gids:
nireport / /groups name gid | grep "[0123456789][0123456789]"
-nireport / /users name uid | grep "[0123456789][0123456789]"
-          
Now you can install the users
sudo niutil -create / /groups/web
+chmod 750 /usr/local/pgsql
Mac OS X: Do instead: First make sure the gids and uids below are available (change them if 
+they  are not).To list taken uids and gids:
nireport / /groups name gid | grep "[0123456789][0123456789]"
+nireport / /users name uid | grep "[0123456789][0123456789]"
+          
Now you can install the users
sudo niutil -create / /groups/web
 sudo niutil -createprop / /groups/web gid 201
 sudo niutil -create / /users/postgres
 sudo niutil -createprop / /users/postgres gid 201
@@ -93,46 +93,46 @@
 sudo niutil -createprop / /users/$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME uid 201
 mkdir -p /usr/local/pgsql
 chown -R postgres:web /usr/local/pgsql /usr/local/src/postgresql-7.4.7
-chmod 750 /usr/local/pgsql
FreeBSD users:  need to add more parameters.
-          
[root src]# mkdir -p /usr/local/pgsql
-[root src]# pw groupadd -n web
-[root src]# pw useradd -n postgres -g web -d /usr/local/pgsql -s /bin/bash
-[root src]# chown -R postgres:web /usr/local/pgsql /usr/local/src/postgresql-7.4.7
-[root src]# chmod -R 750 /usr/local/pgsql
+chmod 750 /usr/local/pgsql
FreeBSD users:  need to add more parameters.
+          
[root src]# mkdir -p /usr/local/pgsql
+[root src]# pw groupadd -n web
+[root src]# pw useradd -n postgres -g web -d /usr/local/pgsql -s /bin/bash
+[root src]# chown -R postgres:web /usr/local/pgsql /usr/local/src/postgresql-7.4.7
+[root src]# chmod -R 750 /usr/local/pgsql
 [root src]#
 mkdir -p /usr/local/pgsql
 pw groupadd -n web
 pw useradd -n postgres -g web -d /usr/local/pgsql -s /bin/bash
 chown -R postgres:web /usr/local/pgsql /usr/local/src/postgresql-7.4.7
-chmod -R 750 /usr/local/pgsql
Set up postgres's environment variables. They are necessary for the executable to find its supporting
-	libraries.  Put the following lines into the postgres user's environment.
[root src]# su - postgres
-[postgres ~] emacs ~postgres/.bashrc
Paste this line into .bash_profile:
source $HOME/.bashrc
Paste these lines into .bashrc:
export PATH=/usr/local/bin/:$PATH:/usr/local/pgsql/bin
+chmod -R 750 /usr/local/pgsql

Set up postgres's environment variables. They are necessary for the executable to find its supporting + libraries. Put the following lines into the postgres user's environment.

[root src]# su - postgres
+[postgres ~] emacs ~postgres/.bashrc

Paste this line into .bash_profile:

source $HOME/.bashrc

Paste these lines into .bashrc:

export PATH=/usr/local/bin/:$PATH:/usr/local/pgsql/bin
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/usr/local/pgsql/lib

Test this by logging in as - postgres and checking the - paths; you should see /usr/local/pgsql/bin somewhere in the output (the total output is system-dependent so yours may vary)

[root src]# su - postgres
-[postgres pgsql]$ env | grep PATH
+	postgres and checking the
+	paths; you should see /usr/local/pgsql/bin somewhere in the output (the total output is system-dependent so yours may vary)
[root src]# su - postgres
+[postgres pgsql]$ env | grep PATH
 LD_LIBRARY_PATH=:/usr/local/pgsql/lib
 PATH=/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/bin/X11:/usr/X11R6/bin:/root/bin:/usr/local/pgsql/bin:/usr/local/pgsql/bin
-[postgres pgsql]$ exit
+[postgres pgsql]$ exit
 
Don't continue unless you see correct output from
-      env | grep PATH

Compile and install PostgreSQL. - Change to the postgres user and run ./configure to set the compilation options automatically. This is the point at which you can - configure PostgreSQL in various ways. For example, if you are installing on "OS X" add the flags --with-includes=/sw/include/ --with-libraries=/sw/lib. If you want to see what the other possibilities are, run ./configure --help. -
On debian woody (stable, 3.0), do ./configure --without-readline --without-zlib.
```
[root src]# su - postgres
-[postgres pgsql]$ cd /usr/local/src/postgresql-7.4.7
-[postgres postgresql-7.4.7]$ ./configure
+      env | grep PATH
```

Compile and install PostgreSQL. + Change to the postgres user and run ./configure to set the compilation options automatically. This is the point at which you can + configure PostgreSQL in various ways. For example, if you are installing on "OS X" add the flags --with-includes=/sw/include/ --with-libraries=/sw/lib. If you want to see what the other possibilities are, run ./configure --help. +

On debian woody (stable, 3.0), do ./configure --without-readline --without-zlib.

[root src]# su - postgres
+[postgres pgsql]$ cd /usr/local/src/postgresql-7.4.7
+[postgres postgresql-7.4.7]$ ./configure
 creating cache ./config.cache
 checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
 (many lines omitted>
 linking ./src/makefiles/Makefile.linux to src/Makefile.port
 linking ./src/backend/port/tas/dummy.s to src/backend/port/tas.s
-[postgres postgresql-7.4.7]$ make all
+[postgres postgresql-7.4.7]$ make all
 make -C doc all
 make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/postgresql-7.4.7/doc'
 (many lines omitted)
 make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/postgresql-7.4.7/src'
 All of PostgreSQL successfully made. Ready to install.
-[postgres postgresql-7.4.7]$ make install
+[postgres postgresql-7.4.7]$ make install
 make -C doc install
 make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/postgresql-7.4.7/doc'
 (many lines omitted)
@@ -142,30 +142,30 @@
 cd /usr/local/src/postgresql-7.4.7
 ./configure 
 make all
-make install

Start PostgreSQL. - The initdb command initializes the - database. pg_ctl is used to start up +make install

Start PostgreSQL. + The initdb command initializes the + database. pg_ctl is used to start up PostgreSQL. If PostgreSQL is unable to allocate enough memory, see section 11 Tuning PostgreSQL (below). -

[postgres postgresql-7.4.7]$ /usr/local/pgsql/bin/initdb -D /usr/local/pgsql/data -The files belonging to this database system will be owned by user "postgres". +

[postgres postgresql-7.4.7]$ /usr/local/pgsql/bin/initdb -D /usr/local/pgsql/data
+The files belonging to this database system will be owned by user "postgres".
 This user must also own the server process.
 (17 lines omitted)
 or
     /usr/local/pgsql/bin/pg_ctl -D /usr/local/pgsql/data -l logfile start
-[postgres postgresql-7.4.7]$ /usr/local/pgsql/bin/pg_ctl -D /usr/local/pgsql/data -l /usr/local/pgsql/data/server.log start
+[postgres postgresql-7.4.7]$ /usr/local/pgsql/bin/pg_ctl -D /usr/local/pgsql/data -l /usr/local/pgsql/data/server.log start
 postmaster successfully started
 [postgres postgresql-7.4.7]$
 /usr/local/pgsql/bin/initdb -D /usr/local/pgsql/data
 /usr/local/pgsql/bin/pg_ctl -D /usr/local/pgsql/data -l /usr/local/pgsql/data/server.log start

PostgreSQL errors will be logged in - /usr/local/pgsql/data/server.log -

Install Pl/pgSQL. Set up plpgsq and allow your user to have + /usr/local/pgsql/data/server.log +

Install Pl/pgSQL. Set up plpgsq and allow your user to have access. Plpgsql is a PL/SQL-like language. We add it to template1, which is the template from which all new databases are created. We can verify that it was created - with the createlang command in list mode.

[postgres postgresql-7.4.7]$ createlang plpgsql template1
-[postgres pgsql]$ createlang -l template1
+	  with the createlang command in list mode.
[postgres postgresql-7.4.7]$ createlang plpgsql template1
+[postgres pgsql]$ createlang -l template1
 Procedural languages
   Name   | Trusted?
 ---------+----------
@@ -174,10 +174,10 @@
 
 [postgres pgsql-7.4.7]$
 createlang plpgsql template1
-createlang -l template1

Test PostgreSQL (OPTIONAL). Create a database and try some simple commands. The output should be as shown. -
```
[postgres pgsql]$ createdb mytestdb
+createlang -l template1
```

Test PostgreSQL (OPTIONAL). Create a database and try some simple commands. The output should be as shown. +

[postgres pgsql]$ createdb mytestdb
 CREATE DATABASE
-[postgres pgsql]$ psql mytestdb
+[postgres pgsql]$ psql mytestdb
 Welcome to psql, the PostgreSQL interactive terminal.
 
 Type:  \copyright for distribution terms
@@ -186,70 +186,70 @@
        \g or terminate with semicolon to execute query
        \q to quit
 
-mytestdb=# select current_timestamp;
+mytestdb=# select current_timestamp;
           timestamptz
 -------------------------------
  2003-03-07 22:18:29.185413-08
 (1 row)
 
-mytestdb=# create function test1() returns integer as 'begin return 1; end;' language 'plpgsql';
+mytestdb=# create function test1() returns integer as 'begin return 1; end;' language 'plpgsql';
 CREATE
-mytestdb=# select test1();
+mytestdb=# select test1();
  test1
 -------
      1
 (1 row)
 
-mytestdb=# \q
-[postgres pgsql]$ dropdb mytestdb
+mytestdb=# \q
+[postgres pgsql]$ dropdb mytestdb
 DROP DATABASE
-[postgres pgsql]$ exit
+[postgres pgsql]$ exit
 logout
 
-[root src]#

Set PostgreSQL to start on boot. First, we copy the +[root src]#

Set PostgreSQL to start on boot. First, we copy the postgresql.txt init script, which automates startup and shutdown, to the distribution-specific init.d directory. Then we verify that it works. Then we automate it by setting up a bunch of symlinks that ensure that, when the operating system changes runlevels, postgresql goes to the appropriate state. Red Hat and Debian and SuSE each work a little - differently. If you haven't untarred the OpenACS tarball, you will need to do so now to access the postgresql.txt file. -

Red Hat RPM:
The init script is already installed; just turn it on for the appropriate run levels.
```
[root root]# chkconfig --level 345 postgresql on
-[root root]# 
```

Red Hat from source:

[root src]# cp /var/tmp/openacs-5.6.0/packages/acs-core-docs/www/files/postgresql.txt /etc/init.d/postgresql
-[root src]# chown root.root /etc/rc.d/init.d/postgresql
-[root src]# chmod 755 /etc/rc.d/init.d/postgresql
+        differently.  If you haven't  untarred the OpenACS tarball, you will need to do so now to access the postgresql.txt file.
+	
Red Hat RPM:
The init script is already installed; just turn it on for the appropriate run levels.
[root root]# chkconfig --level 345 postgresql on
+[root root]# 
Red Hat from source:
[root src]# cp /var/tmp/openacs-5.6.0/packages/acs-core-docs/www/files/postgresql.txt /etc/init.d/postgresql
+[root src]# chown root.root /etc/rc.d/init.d/postgresql
+[root src]# chmod 755 /etc/rc.d/init.d/postgresql
 [root src]# 
 cp /var/tmp/openacs-5.6.0/packages/acs-core-docs/www/files/postgresql.txt /etc/init.d/postgresql
 chown root.root /etc/rc.d/init.d/postgresql
-chmod 755 /etc/rc.d/init.d/postgresql
Test the script.
[root root]# service postgresql stop
+chmod 755 /etc/rc.d/init.d/postgresql
Test the script.
[root root]# service postgresql stop
 Stopping PostgreSQL: ok
 [root root]# 
If PostgreSQL successfully stopped, then use the following
 		  command to make sure that the script is run appropriately at boot
 		  and shutdown.  And turn it back on because we'll use
 		  it later.
 
-		
[root root]# chkconfig --add postgresql
-[root root]# chkconfig --level 345 postgresql on
-[root root]# chkconfig --list postgresql
+		
[root root]# chkconfig --add postgresql
+[root root]# chkconfig --level 345 postgresql on
+[root root]# chkconfig --list postgresql
 postgresql      0:off   1:off   2:on    3:on    4:on    5:on    6:off
-[root root]# service postgresql start
+[root root]# service postgresql start
 Starting PostgreSQL: ok
 [root root]#
 chkconfig --add postgresql
 chkconfig --level 345 postgresql on
 chkconfig --list postgresql
-service postgresql start
Debian:
[root ~]# cp /var/tmp/packages/acs-core-docs/www/files/postgresql.txt /etc/init.d/postgresql
-[root ~]# chown root.root /etc/init.d/postgresql
-[root ~]# chmod 755 /etc/init.d/postgresql
+service postgresql start
Debian:
[root ~]# cp /var/tmp/packages/acs-core-docs/www/files/postgresql.txt /etc/init.d/postgresql
+[root ~]# chown root.root /etc/init.d/postgresql
+[root ~]# chmod 755 /etc/init.d/postgresql
 [root ~]# 
 cp /var/tmp/openacs-5.6.0/packages/acs-core-docs/www/files/postgresql.txt /etc/init.d/postgresql
 chown root.root /etc/init.d/postgresql
-chmod 755 /etc/init.d/postgresql
Test the script
[root ~]# /etc/init.d/postgresql stop
+chmod 755 /etc/init.d/postgresql
Test the script
[root ~]# /etc/init.d/postgresql stop
 Stopping PostgreSQL: ok
 [root ~]# 
If PostgreSQL successfully stopped, then use the following
 		  command to make sure that the script is run
 		  appropriately at boot and shutdown.
-[root ~]# update-rc.d postgresql defaults
+[root ~]# update-rc.d postgresql defaults
  Adding system startup for /etc/init.d/postgresql ...
    /etc/rc0.d/K20postgresql -> ../init.d/postgresql
    /etc/rc1.d/K20postgresql -> ../init.d/postgresql
@@ -258,73 +258,73 @@
    /etc/rc3.d/S20postgresql -> ../init.d/postgresql
    /etc/rc4.d/S20postgresql -> ../init.d/postgresql
    /etc/rc5.d/S20postgresql -> ../init.d/postgresql
-[root ~]# /etc/init.d/postgresql start
+[root ~]# /etc/init.d/postgresql start
 Starting PostgreSQL: ok
-[root ~]#
FreeBSD:
[root ~]# cp /tmp/openacs-5.6.0/packages/acs-core-docs/www/files/postgresql.txt /usr/local/etc/rc.d/postgresql.sh
-[root ~]# chown root:wheel /usr/local/etc/rc.d/postgresql.sh
-[root ~]# chmod 755 /usr/local/etc/rc.d/postgresql.sh
+[root ~]#
FreeBSD:
[root ~]# cp /tmp/openacs-5.6.0/packages/acs-core-docs/www/files/postgresql.txt /usr/local/etc/rc.d/postgresql.sh
+[root ~]# chown root:wheel /usr/local/etc/rc.d/postgresql.sh
+[root ~]# chmod 755 /usr/local/etc/rc.d/postgresql.sh
 [root ~]# 
 cp /tmp/openacs-5.6.0/packages/acs-core-docs/www/files/postgresql.txt /usr/local/etc/rc.d/postgresql.sh
 chown root:wheel /usr/local/etc/rc.d/postgresql.sh
-chmod 755 /usr/local/etc/rc.d/postgresql.sh
Test the script
[root ~]# /usr/local/etc/rc.d/postgresql.sh stop
+chmod 755 /usr/local/etc/rc.d/postgresql.sh
Test the script
[root ~]# /usr/local/etc/rc.d/postgresql.sh stop
 Stopping PostgreSQL: ok
 [root ~]# 
If PostgreSQL successfully stopped, then turn it back on because we'll use
-		  it later.
[root root]# /usr/local/etc/rc.d/postgresql.sh start
+		  it later.
[root root]# /usr/local/etc/rc.d/postgresql.sh start
 Starting PostgreSQL: ok
 [root root]#
-/usr/local/etc/rc.d/postgresql.sh start
SuSE:
Note

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

SuSE:
Note
I have received reports that SuSE 8.0 is different from previous versions. Instead of installing the boot scripts in - /etc/rc.d/init.d/, they should - be placed in /etc/init.d/. If + /etc/rc.d/init.d/, they should + be placed in /etc/init.d/. If you're using SuSE 8.0, delete the - rc.d/ part in each of the + rc.d/ part in each of the following commands. -
```
[root ~]# cp /var/tmp/openacs-5.6.0/packages/acs-core-docs/www/files/postgresql.txt /etc/rc.d/init.d/postgresql
-[root ~]# chown root.root /etc/rc.d/init.d/postgresql
-[root ~]# chmod 755 /etc/rc.d/init.d/postgresql
```
+

[root ~]# cp /var/tmp/openacs-5.6.0/packages/acs-core-docs/www/files/postgresql.txt /etc/rc.d/init.d/postgresql
+[root ~]# chown root.root /etc/rc.d/init.d/postgresql
+[root ~]# chmod 755 /etc/rc.d/init.d/postgresql

Test the script. -

[root ~]# /etc/rc.d/init.d/postgresql stop +

[root ~]# /etc/rc.d/init.d/postgresql stop
 Stopping PostgreSQL: ok

If PostgreSQL successfully stopped, then use the following command to make sure that the script is run appropriately at boot and shutdown. -

[root ~]# cd /etc/rc.d/init.d -root:/etc/rc.d/init.d# ln -s /etc/rc.d/init.d/postgresql K20postgresql -root:/etc/rc.d/init.d# ln -s /etc/rc.d/init.d/postgresql S20postgresql -root:/etc/rc.d/init.d# cp K20postgresql rc2.d -root:/etc/rc.d/init.d# cp S20postgresql rc2.d -root:/etc/rc.d/init.d# cp K20postgresql rc3.d -root:/etc/rc.d/init.d# cp S20postgresql rc3.d -root:/etc/rc.d/init.d# cp K20postgresql rc4.d -root:/etc/rc.d/init.d# cp S20postgresql rc4.d -root:/etc/rc.d/init.d# cp K20postgresql rc5.d -root:/etc/rc.d/init.d# cp S20postgresql rc5.d -root:/etc/rc.d/init.d# rm K20postgresql -root:/etc/rc.d/init.d# rm S20postgresql +

[root ~]# cd /etc/rc.d/init.d
+root:/etc/rc.d/init.d# ln -s /etc/rc.d/init.d/postgresql K20postgresql
+root:/etc/rc.d/init.d# ln -s /etc/rc.d/init.d/postgresql S20postgresql  
+root:/etc/rc.d/init.d# cp K20postgresql rc2.d
+root:/etc/rc.d/init.d# cp S20postgresql rc2.d
+root:/etc/rc.d/init.d# cp K20postgresql rc3.d
+root:/etc/rc.d/init.d# cp S20postgresql rc3.d
+root:/etc/rc.d/init.d# cp K20postgresql rc4.d
+root:/etc/rc.d/init.d# cp S20postgresql rc4.d 
+root:/etc/rc.d/init.d# cp K20postgresql rc5.d
+root:/etc/rc.d/init.d# cp S20postgresql rc5.d
+root:/etc/rc.d/init.d# rm K20postgresql
+root:/etc/rc.d/init.d# rm S20postgresql
 root:/etc/rc.d/init.d#

Test configuration. -

root:/etc/rc.d/init.d # cd -root:~ # /etc/rc.d/init.d/rc2.d/S20postgresql start +

root:/etc/rc.d/init.d # cd
+root:~ # /etc/rc.d/init.d/rc2.d/S20postgresql start
 Starting PostgreSQL: ok
-root:~ #

Mac OS X 10.3:

Install the startup script:

cd /System/Library/StartupItems/
-tar xfz /var/lib/aolserver/$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME/packages/acs-core-docs/www/files/osx-postgres-startup-item.tgz
-

Mac OS X 10.4 can use Launchd:

Install the startup script:

cd /Library/LaunchDaemons
-cp
+root:~ #

Mac OS X 10.3:

Install the startup script:

cd /System/Library/StartupItems/
+tar xfz /var/lib/aolserver/$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME/packages/acs-core-docs/www/files/osx-postgres-startup-item.tgz
+

Mac OS X 10.4 can use Launchd:

Install the startup script:

cd /Library/LaunchDaemons
+cp
 /var/lib/aolserver/$OPENACS_SERVICE_NAME/packages/acs-core-docs/www/files/osx-postgres-launchd-item.txt
-org.postgresql.PostgreSQL.plist
+org.postgresql.PostgreSQL.plist

If postgres does not start automatically on reboot, see what error you get when manually starting it with:

-$ sudo launchctl load /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.postgresql.PostgreSQL.plist
-$ sudo launchctl start org.postgresql.PostgreSQL

+$ sudo launchctl load /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.postgresql.PostgreSQL.plist +$ sudo launchctl start org.postgresql.PostgreSQL

From now on, PostgreSQL should start automatically each time you boot up and it should shutdown gracefully each time you shut down. (Note: @@ -333,12 +333,12 @@ start on runlevel 2 unless you alter the above commands a little. This usually isn't a problem as Red Hat defaults to runlevel 3) -

Tune postgres. (OPTIONAL). The default values for PostgreSQL are very conservative; we can safely change some of them and improve performance.

Change the kernel parameter for maximum shared memory - segment size to 128Mb:
```
[root root]# echo 134217728 >/proc/sys/kernel/shmmax
+    
```
Tune postgres. (OPTIONAL). The default values for PostgreSQL are very conservative; we can safely change some of them and improve performance.
1. Change the kernel parameter for maximum shared memory + segment size to 128Mb:
```
[root root]# echo 134217728 >/proc/sys/kernel/shmmax
 [root root]#
```
  Make that change permanent by editing - /etc/sysctl.conf to + /etc/sysctl.conf to add these lines at the end:
```
# increase shared memory limit for postgres
-kernel.shmmax = 134217728
```
2. Edit the PostgreSQL config file, /usr/local/pgsql/data/postgresql.conf, to use more memory. These values should improve performance in most cases. (more information)
```
#       Shared Memory Size
+kernel.shmmax = 134217728
```
3. Edit the PostgreSQL config file, /usr/local/pgsql/data/postgresql.conf, to use more memory. These values should improve performance in most cases. (more information)
```
#       Shared Memory Size
 #
 shared_buffers = 15200      # 2*max_connections, min 16
 
@@ -350,35 +350,35 @@
 #       Write-ahead log (WAL)
 #
 checkpoint_segments = 3     # in logfile segments (16MB each), min 1
-
```
  Restart postgres (service postgresql - restart) or - (/etc/init.d/postgres - restart) so that the changes take effect.
FreeBSD users: See man syctl, man 5 sysctl - and man 5 loader.conf.
Performance tuning resources:
- - Managing Kernel Resources +
  Restart postgres (service postgresql + restart) or + (/etc/init.d/postgres + restart) so that the changes take effect.

FreeBSD users: See man syctl, man 5 sysctl + and man 5 loader.conf.

Performance tuning resources:

+ Managing Kernel Resources about PostgreSQL shared memory and semaphores with specific operating system notes. -
- Managing Kernel Resources (development version) +
+ Managing Kernel Resources (development version) This information may be experimental. -
- Tuning PostgreSQL for performance

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