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Subject: Re: Removing a Database Server
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2014 10:17:39 -0400
To: "Ferrell, Denise CTR NSWCDD, Z11" <denise.ferrell.ctr@navy.mil>
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Try "rm -fr" for what you're trying to remove. I'm guessing you need "rm -f=
r /var/lib/pgsql/black"

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> On Sep 24, 2014, at 10:08 AM, "Ferrell, Denise CTR NSWCDD, Z11" <denise.f=
errell.ctr@navy.mil> wrote:
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> This is not working.  The problem stems from my SA creating the a databas=
e server prior...I'm guessing.
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> I'm having issues with the rm command...getting "Is a directory"
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> Process I used...
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> initdb -D /var/lib/pgsql/black
> The files belonging to this database system will be owned by user 'postgr=
es'.
> This user must also own the server process.
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> The database cluster will be initialized with locale en_US.UTF-8.
> The default database encoding....
> The default text search.....
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> Creating directory /var/lib/pgsql/black . . . ok
> Creating subdirectories . . . ok
> ...
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> Success.  You can now start the database server using:
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> Postgres -D /var/lib/pgsql/black
> Or
> Pg_ctl -D /var/lib/pgsql/black -l logfile start (which I used)
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> Thank you in advance.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: jayknowsunix@gmail.com [mailto:jayknowsunix@gmail.com]=20
> Sent: Monday, September 22, 2014 3:37 PM
> To: Ferrell, Denise CTR NSWCDD, Z11
> Cc: pgsql-admin@postgresql.org
> Subject: Re: [ADMIN] Removing a Database Server
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> service postgresql-9.3 stop
> rm /var/lib/pgsql/9.3/data
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> Unless, of course, you built the database in some other location. That wo=
uld get rid of it completely.
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> Sent from my iPad
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>> On Sep 22, 2014, at 2:59 PM, "Ferrell, Denise CTR NSWCDD, Z11" <denise.f=
errell.ctr@navy.mil> wrote:
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>> Using Linux Red-Hat & PostgreSQL v9.3.4
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>> What would be the easiest way to remove a Database Server that shouldn't=
 have been created?
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>> Thank you in advance for any assistance.=20


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