Recent changes to Installing_PostgreSQL

Installing_PostgreSQL modified by Kirti Chennareddy

Kirti Chennareddy — Mon, 29 Jul 2013 06:05:34 -0000

--- v16
+++ v17
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@

 9\. Change the postgres password: 

-    ALTER USER postgres WITH PASSWORD '<enter postgres password>';
+    ALTER USER postgres WITH PASSWORD '

 **Result:** If _ALTER ROLE_ is displayed, you have successfully changed the postgres database superuser password.

Installing_PostgreSQL modified by Allan Cunliffe

Allan Cunliffe — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:26:04 -0000

--- v15
+++ v16
@@ -48,19 +48,24 @@
     su - postgres

-8\. Log into the database and change the postgres password: 
+8\. Log into the database: 

-    psql ALTER USER postgres WITH PASSWORD '<enter postgres password>';
+    psql 
+    
+
+9\. Change the postgres password: 
+    
+    ALTER USER postgres WITH PASSWORD '<enter postgres password>';

 **Result:** If _ALTER ROLE_ is displayed, you have successfully changed the postgres database superuser password. 

-9\. Exit: 
+10\. Exit: 

     \q

-10\. Exit back to the root shell: 
+11\. Exit back to the root shell: 

     exit

Installing_PostgreSQL modified by Allan Cunliffe

Allan Cunliffe — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:26:04 -0000

--- v14
+++ v15
@@ -50,8 +50,7 @@

 8\. Log into the database and change the postgres password: 

-    psql
-    ALTER USER postgres WITH PASSWORD '<enter postgres password>';
+    psql ALTER USER postgres WITH PASSWORD '<enter postgres password>';

 **Result:** If _ALTER ROLE_ is displayed, you have successfully changed the postgres database superuser password. 
@@ -65,9 +64,6 @@

     exit

-
-  
-

 ## Windows

Installing_PostgreSQL modified by Allan Cunliffe

Allan Cunliffe — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:26:04 -0000

--- v13
+++ v14
@@ -66,19 +66,6 @@
     exit

-11\. Edit pg_hba.conf file: 
-    
-    sudo su -
-    
-    
-    vim /var/lib/pgsql/data/pg_hba.conf
-    
-
-12\. Restart postgresql service: 
-    
-    sudo service postgresql restart
-    
-

Installing_PostgreSQL modified by Allan Cunliffe

Allan Cunliffe — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:26:04 -0000

--- v12
+++ v13
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 4\. Test the server is running on port 5432:

     netstat -ltn
-    

 5\. Become root:

Installing_PostgreSQL modified by Allan Cunliffe

Allan Cunliffe — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:26:04 -0000

--- v11
+++ v12
@@ -10,24 +10,46 @@
   * download PostgreSQL from [PostgreSQL downloads page](http://www.postgresql.org/download)
   * install it via your distribution's package management system 
   * run the following from the command-line: 
+
+Ubuntu

-    sudo apt-get install postgresql-8.3
+    sudo apt-get install postgresql-8.3 

-  
-2\. Become root: 
+Fedora 
+    
+    sudo yum groupinstall "PostgreSQL Database"
+    
+
+2\. Fedora only. Initialise the database system: 
+    
+    sudo service postgresql initdb
+    
+
+3\. Fedora only. Start the postgres service: 
+    
+    sudo service postgresql start
+    
+
+4\. Test the server is running on port 5432: 
+    
+    netstat -ltn
+    
+    
+
+5\. Become root: 

     sudo su -

-3\. Enter your root password 
+6\. Enter your root password 

-4\. Switch to the postgres user: 
+7\. Switch to the postgres user: 

     su - postgres

-5\. Log into the database and change the postgres password: 
+8\. Log into the database and change the postgres password: 

     psql
     ALTER USER postgres WITH PASSWORD '<enter postgres password>';
@@ -35,15 +57,31 @@

 **Result:** If _ALTER ROLE_ is displayed, you have successfully changed the postgres database superuser password. 

-6\. Exit: 
+9\. Exit: 

     \q

-6\. Exit back to the root shell: 
+10\. Exit back to the root shell: 

     exit

+
+11\. Edit pg_hba.conf file: 
+    
+    sudo su -
+    
+    
+    vim /var/lib/pgsql/data/pg_hba.conf
+    
+
+12\. Restart postgresql service: 
+    
+    sudo service postgresql restart
+    
+
+  
+

 ## Windows

Installing_PostgreSQL modified by Allan Cunliffe

Allan Cunliffe — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:26:04 -0000

--- v10
+++ v11
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     ALTER USER postgres WITH PASSWORD '<enter postgres password>';

-**Result:** _ALTER ROLE_ is displayed. 
+**Result:** If _ALTER ROLE_ is displayed, you have successfully changed the postgres database superuser password. 

 6\. Exit:

Installing_PostgreSQL modified by Allan Cunliffe

Allan Cunliffe — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:26:04 -0000

--- v9
+++ v10
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     sudo su -

-3\. Enter password 
+3\. Enter your root password 

 4\. Switch to the postgres user: 

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 5\. Log into the database and change the postgres password: 

     psql
-    ALTER USER postgres WITH PASSWORD 'postgres';
+    ALTER USER postgres WITH PASSWORD '<enter postgres password>';

 **Result:** _ALTER ROLE_ is displayed.

Installing_PostgreSQL modified by Allan Cunliffe

Allan Cunliffe — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:26:04 -0000

--- v8
+++ v9
@@ -3,13 +3,9 @@

-[TOC]
-
 ## Linux

-### Install PostgreSQL
-
-In Linux you can do one of the following: 
+1\. Get the PostgreSQL installation package by doing one of the following: 

   * download PostgreSQL from [PostgreSQL downloads page](http://www.postgresql.org/download)
   * install it via your distribution's package management system 
@@ -18,21 +14,20 @@
     sudo apt-get install postgresql-8.3

-### Create Users
-
-1\. Become root: 
+  
+2\. Become root: 

     sudo su -

-2\. Enter password 
+3\. Enter password 

-3\. Switch to the postgres user: 
+4\. Switch to the postgres user: 

     su - postgres

-4\. Log into the database and change the postgres password: 
+5\. Log into the database and change the postgres password: 

     psql
     ALTER USER postgres WITH PASSWORD 'postgres';
@@ -40,7 +35,7 @@

 **Result:** _ALTER ROLE_ is displayed. 

-5\. Exit: 
+6\. Exit: 

     \q

@@ -51,8 +46,6 @@

 ## Windows
-
-### Install PostgreSQL

 1\. Download PostgreSQL from [PostgreSQL downloads page](http://www.postgresql.org/download)

Installing_PostgreSQL modified by Allan Cunliffe

Allan Cunliffe — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:26:03 -0000

--- v7
+++ v8
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     exit

-### Windows
+## Windows

 ### Install PostgreSQL