Fw: question about setting up postgresql

[...2«... <swan at atu dot com dot au>]

> hi i know that this should probably be directed elsewhere
> but im hoping that the cygwin postgresql maintainer is
> listening here..
>
> ive just installed postgres for the first time, when i go to
> create the data dir, it idles below with;
>
> <snip>
>  initdb -D /usr/pgsql/data
> This database system will be initialized with username "swan".
> This user will own all the data files and must also own the server
process.
>
> Fixing permissions on existing directory /usr/pgsql/data
> Creating directory /usr/pgsql/data/base
> Creating directory /usr/pgsql/data/global
> Creating directory /usr/pgsql/data/pg_xlog
> Creating template1 database in /usr/pgsql/data/base/1
> </snip>
>
> the processes running are;
>
> <snip>
> $ ps auwx
>       PID    PPID    PGID     WINPID  TTY  UID    STIME COMMAND
>    234861       1  234861 4294732435  con  500 17:51:04 /usr/bin/RXVT
>    256837  234861  256837 4294868603    0  500 17:51:04 /usr/bin/BASH
>    327469       1  327469 4294639827  con  500 18:50:09 /usr/bin/RXVT
>    407173  327469  407173 4294577799    1  500 18:50:09 /usr/bin/BASH
>    267421  256837  267421 4294557479    0  500 19:06:56 /usr/bin/SH
> O  523277  267421  267421 4294443723    0  500 19:06:57 /usr/bin/CAT
> O  184017  267421  267421 4294450771    0  500 19:06:57 /usr/bin/SED
>    423881  267421  267421 4294553895    0  500 19:06:57 /usr/bin/POSTGRES
>    290373  407173  290373 4294685811    1  500 19:43:45 /usr/bin/PS
> </snip>
>
> i dont think it should take longer than 20mins to create the data dir?!
does
> it?
> postgres must be doing something as it catches a SIGTERM and
> dies nicely..
>
> or am i approaching the post install incorrectly? any advise is much
> appreciated..
>
>
> regards
>
> dan
>
>


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