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diff --git a/system/postgresql/README.SBo b/system/postgresql/README.SBo new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000..24bd944c727f4 --- /dev/null +++ b/system/postgresql/README.SBo @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +Before you can run postgresql you'll need to create the +database files in /var/lib/pgsql. The following should do +the trick. + # su postgres -c "initdb -D /var/lib/pgsql/data" + +Additionally, a logrotation script and init script are included. +For production level log file handling please read +http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/interactive/logfile-maintenance.html + +In order to start postgresql at boot and stop it properly at shutdown, +make sure rc.postgresql is executable and add the following lines to +the following files: + + /etc/rc.d/rc.local + ================== + # Startup postgresql + if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.postgresql ]; then + /etc/rc.d/rc.postgresql start + fi + + /etc/rc.d/rc.local_shutdown + =========================== + # Stop postgres + if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.postgresql ]; then + /etc/rc.d/rc.postgresql stop + fi + +This script builds postgresql with the 'adminpack', 'tsearch2', and +'pgcrypto' features in the contrib directory. + +Please note that in order to actually use extension, you must execute +accompanying SQL scripts located in /usr/share/postgresql/contrib + +Since 8.3 tsearch2 functionality is available in PostgreSQL core, and +'tsearch2' extension serves only as a compatibility layer. You can +prevent building of this extension with: + TSEARCH2_COMPAT=no ./postgresql.SlackBuild |