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Re: Install GUI error message - data directory check
- From: David Jee <djee at redhat dot com>
- To: James Beale <jamesb at ludcastle dot co dot uk>
- Cc: "'rhdb at sources dot redhat dot com'" <rhdb at sources dot redhat dot com>
- Date: 11 Mar 2004 17:15:28 -0500
- Subject: Re: Install GUI error message - data directory check
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- References: <02FA758810D1D711943E0003470A8B918EEB@LCCNTSERVER1>
On Thu, 2004-03-11 at 16:55, James Beale wrote:
> Hi
>
> I am getting an install GUI error message of "data directory check failed".
> I can't find any information anywhere. What does this mean?
The default postgresql data directory is /var/lib/pgsql/data. The GUI
installer will avoid overwriting any previous data that exists in that
directory. If you're upgrading from a previous version of postgresql,
you should first backup your data and make sure the directory
/var/lib/pgsql/data doesn't exist before trying to run the GUI installer
again. I believe there are online documentations about how to backup
your postgresql data properly.
-David Jee