Received: from malur.postgresql.org ([217.196.149.56]) by arkaria.postgresql.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1TrDLi-0003ZA-G4 for pgsql-admin@arkaria.postgresql.org; Fri, 04 Jan 2013 19:54:38 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=postgresql.org) by malur.postgresql.org with smtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1TrDLh-0003sO-Ql for pgsql-admin@arkaria.postgresql.org; Fri, 04 Jan 2013 19:54:37 +0000 Received: from magus.postgresql.org ([2a02:c0:301:0:ffff::29]) by malur.postgresql.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1TrDLh-0003sJ-7V for pgsql-admin@postgresql.org; Fri, 04 Jan 2013 19:54:37 +0000 Received: from sss.pgh.pa.us ([66.207.139.130]) by magus.postgresql.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1TrDLc-0006g8-Pd for pgsql-admin@postgresql.org; Fri, 04 Jan 2013 19:54:36 +0000 Received: from sss2.sss.pgh.pa.us (tgl@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by sss.pgh.pa.us (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id r04JsVsR024159; Fri, 4 Jan 2013 14:54:31 -0500 (EST) From: Tom Lane To: Jonathan Hayward cc: pgsql-admin@postgresql.org Subject: Re: Phantom half-install: How can I remove it completely? In-reply-to: References: Comments: In-reply-to Jonathan Hayward message dated "Fri, 04 Jan 2013 12:56:25 -0600" Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2013 14:54:30 -0500 Message-ID: <24158.1357329270@sss.pgh.pa.us> X-Pg-Spam-Score: -1.9 (-) List-Archive: List-Help: List-ID: List-Owner: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Mailing-List: pgsql-admin Precedence: bulk Sender: pgsql-admin-owner@postgresql.org Jonathan Hayward writes: > I have been experiencing spooky behavior with Postgres after using the Mac > installer for Postgres. There seems to be an existing half-baked Postgres > installation that was already there and remains there after I deleted the > Mac GUI installer version from /Applications and /Library. That's probably the client-side-only support that Apple installs by default --- /usr/bin/psql, at least, is Apple's. I'm not sure what might break if you remove that. regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin