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Scott,

I get this error.

server starting
krishnam@nipa-umh:/media/extension/var/lib$ postgres: invalid argument: 
"config_file=/etc/postgresql/8.4/main/postgresql.conf"

tried with both -o and -c arguments.

Thanks,
Sairam Krishnamurthy
+1 612 859 8161


On 02/15/2011 04:27 PM, Scott Mead wrote:
> /usr/lib/postgresql/8.4/bin/pg_ctl start -D 
> /media/extension/var/lib/postgresql/8.4/main/ -o 
> config_file="/etc/postgresql/8.4/main/postgresql.conf

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    <font face="Arial">Scott,<br>
      <br>
      I get this error.<br>
      <br>
      server starting<br>
      krishnam@nipa-umh:/media/extension/var/lib$ postgres: invalid
      argument: "config_file=/etc/postgresql/8.4/main/postgresql.conf"<br>
      <br>
      tried with both -o and -c arguments.<br>
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    <pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Thanks,
Sairam Krishnamurthy
+1 612 859 8161
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    <br>
    On 02/15/2011 04:27 PM, Scott Mead wrote:
    <blockquote
      cite="mid:AANLkTine4wsmdxr5spt_xx92TBX4ey33cM1uB9fThQ2s@mail.gmail.com"
      type="cite">/usr/lib/postgresql/8.4/bin/pg_ctl start -D
      /media/extension/var/lib/postgresql/8.4/main/ -o
      config_file="/etc/postgresql/8.4/main/postgresql.conf</blockquote>
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