Install PostgreSQL

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OpenACS 5.2.0b8 will run with PostgreSQL 7.3.2, 7.3.3, and 7.3.4 and 7.4.x. 7.4.7 is the recommended version of PostgreSQL.

Special notes for Mac OS X.�If you are running Mac OS X prior to 10.3, you should be able to install and use PostGreSQL 7.3.x. Mac OS X 10.3 requires PostGreSQL 7.4.
Special Notes for Debian.�
Debian stable user should install PostGreSQL from source +

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OpenACS 5.2.0 will run with PostgreSQL 7.3.2, 7.3.3, and 7.3.4 and 7.4.x. 7.4.7 is the recommended version of PostgreSQL.

Special notes for Mac OS X.�If you are running Mac OS X prior to 10.3, you should be able to install and use PostGreSQL 7.3.x. Mac OS X 10.3 requires PostGreSQL 7.4.

Special Notes for Debian.�

Debian stable user should install PostGreSQL from source as detailed below, or they should use the www.backports.org backport for Postgres to get a more current version. Debian unstable users: the following process has been known to work @@ -212,11 +212,11 @@ state. Red Hat and Debian and SuSE each work a little differently. If you haven't untarred the OpenACS tarball, you will need to do so now to access the postgresql.txt file.

Red Hat RPM:
The init script is already installed; just turn it on for the appropriate run levels.
```
[root root]# chkconfig --level 345 postgresql on
-[root root]# 
```

Red Hat from source:

[root src]# cp /var/tmp/openacs-5.2.0b8/packages/acs-core-docs/www/files/postgresql.txt /etc/init.d/postgresql
+[root root]#

Red Hat from source:

[root src]# cp /var/tmp/openacs-5.2.0/packages/acs-core-docs/www/files/postgresql.txt /etc/init.d/postgresql
 [root src]# chown root.root /etc/rc.d/init.d/postgresql
 [root src]# chmod 755 /etc/rc.d/init.d/postgresql
 [root src]# 
-cp /var/tmp/openacs-5.2.0b8/packages/acs-core-docs/www/files/postgresql.txt /etc/init.d/postgresql
+cp /var/tmp/openacs-5.2.0/packages/acs-core-docs/www/files/postgresql.txt /etc/init.d/postgresql
 chown root.root /etc/rc.d/init.d/postgresql
 chmod 755 /etc/rc.d/init.d/postgresql

Test the script.

[root root]# service postgresql stop
 Stopping PostgreSQL: ok
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@
 [root ~]# chown root.root /etc/init.d/postgresql
 [root ~]# chmod 755 /etc/init.d/postgresql
 [root ~]# 
-cp /var/tmp/openacs-5.2.0b8/packages/acs-core-docs/www/files/postgresql.txt /etc/init.d/postgresql
+cp /var/tmp/openacs-5.2.0/packages/acs-core-docs/www/files/postgresql.txt /etc/init.d/postgresql
 chown root.root /etc/init.d/postgresql
 chmod 755 /etc/init.d/postgresql

Test the script

[root ~]# /etc/init.d/postgresql stop
 Stopping PostgreSQL: ok
@@ -257,11 +257,11 @@
    /etc/rc5.d/S20postgresql -> ../init.d/postgresql
 [root ~]# /etc/init.d/postgresql start
 Starting PostgreSQL: ok
-[root ~]#

FreeBSD:

[root ~]# cp /tmp/openacs-5.2.0b8/packages/acs-core-docs/www/files/postgresql.txt /usr/local/etc/rc.d/postgresql.sh
+[root ~]#

FreeBSD:

[root ~]# cp /tmp/openacs-5.2.0/packages/acs-core-docs/www/files/postgresql.txt /usr/local/etc/rc.d/postgresql.sh
 [root ~]# chown root:wheel /usr/local/etc/rc.d/postgresql.sh
 [root ~]# chmod 755 /usr/local/etc/rc.d/postgresql.sh
 [root ~]# 
-cp /tmp/openacs-5.2.0b8/packages/acs-core-docs/www/files/postgresql.txt /usr/local/etc/rc.d/postgresql.sh
+cp /tmp/openacs-5.2.0/packages/acs-core-docs/www/files/postgresql.txt /usr/local/etc/rc.d/postgresql.sh
 chown root:wheel /usr/local/etc/rc.d/postgresql.sh
 chmod 755 /usr/local/etc/rc.d/postgresql.sh

Test the script

[root ~]# /usr/local/etc/rc.d/postgresql.sh stop
 Stopping PostgreSQL: ok
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@
             rc.d/ part in each of the
             following commands.
 
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[root ~]# cp /var/tmp/openacs-5.2.0b8/packages/acs-core-docs/www/files/postgresql.txt /etc/rc.d/init.d/postgresql +

[root ~]# cp /var/tmp/openacs-5.2.0/packages/acs-core-docs/www/files/postgresql.txt /etc/rc.d/init.d/postgresql
 [root ~]# chown root.root /etc/rc.d/init.d/postgresql
 [root ~]# chmod 755 /etc/rc.d/init.d/postgresql