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diff --git a/system/postgresql/README.SBo b/system/postgresql/README.SBo index c876890a36..95ff14e57a 100644 --- a/system/postgresql/README.SBo +++ b/system/postgresql/README.SBo @@ -1,11 +1,11 @@ Before you can run postgresql you'll need to create the database files in /var/lib/pgsql. The following should do the trick. - # su postgres -c "initdb -D /var/lib/pgsql/data" + # su postgres -c "initdb -D /var/lib/pgsql/9.3/data" Additionally, a logrotation script and init script are included. For production level log file handling please read -http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.2/interactive/logfile-maintenance.html +http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/interactive/logfile-maintenance.html In order to start postgresql at boot and stop it properly at shutdown, make sure rc.postgresql is executable and add the following lines to @@ -28,7 +28,21 @@ the following files: Additionally, rc.postgresql script has additional modes for stop/restart: force-stop|force-restart (i.e. pg_ctl 'fast' mode) unclean-stop|unclean-restart (i.e. pg_ctl 'immediate' mode) -See http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.4/static/app-pg-ctl.html +See http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/app-pg-ctl.html + +From PostgreSQL 9.3 we support in place database upgrades using pg_upgrade: + http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/pgupgrade.html + +A few hints for PostgreSQL 9.2 -> 9.3 upgrade: + - Don't remove old PostgreSQL 9.2.x package + - Install PostgreSQL 9.3, note that binaries are in + '/usr/lib64/postgresql/9.3/bin' + - Follow regular pg_upgrade docs + - Remove old package when transition is over, or read comments in + rc.postgresql if you want to run multiple PostgreSQL versions in parallel + - Run '/var/log/scripts/postgresql-9.3.0-x86_64-1_SBo' (doinst.sh script) + from filesystem root, to create symlinks in /usr/bin to PostgreSQL binaries + This script builds postgresql with some useful extension modules from the contrib directory, see PG_EXTENSIONS in SlackBuild file. |