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I installed postgresql through Ubuntu software center, but ps -e|grep post giving nothing. and sudo /etc/init.d/postgresql-8.4 start gives nothing. What may be wrong with me? I am using 64 bit 10.4.

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    have you checked the logs ?
    – topdog
    Jul 17, 2010 at 10:43
  • grep postg syslog GIVES>> Jul 17 15:54:57 ofcnam-desktop AptDaemon: INFO: InstallPackages() was called: dbus.Array([dbus.String(u'postgresql')], signature=dbus.Signature('s'))
    – Kumar
    Jul 17, 2010 at 11:44
  • checked all /var/log files nothing at the sudo /etc/init.d/postgresql-8.4 start time.no files at /var/log/postgresql/
    – Kumar
    Jul 17, 2010 at 12:07
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    check /var/log/postgresql/postgresql-8.4-main.log
    – topdog
    Jul 17, 2010 at 12:17

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we have to run initdb -D /usr/local/pgsql/data for the first time. oh my God... I wasted one full day to find this!!! what a shame.

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