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diff --git a/databases/postgresql74-server/pkg-message b/databases/postgresql74-server/pkg-message index afda87898a21..b686422872c1 100644 --- a/databases/postgresql74-server/pkg-message +++ b/databases/postgresql74-server/pkg-message @@ -1,6 +1,30 @@ -========================================== -To initialize the database, you should run -initdb as the "pgsql" user. + +====================================================================== + + * IMPORTANT UPGRADE NOTICE * IMPORTANT UPGRADE NOTICE * + +The PostgreSQL port now obeys hier(7) by default, which means that it +installs into: + +/usr/local/bin +/usr/local/lib +/usr/local/include/pgsql + +You *must* move away your old installation from users' and +ldconfig(8)'s PATHs. If you rather install using the old-fashion +layout, cancel now and build the port with "make -DWITH_OLD_LAYOUT". + +The pgsql user's home dir is /usr/local/pgsql by default, but can be +changed with for example chpass(1). Datadir defaults to ~pgsql/data, +but can be changed by modifying the ~pgsql/.profile script. + +As always, you *must* dump existing databases before stopping and +removing your old postgresql, as part of the update. This is *NOT* +done by this port! + +====================================================================== + +To initialize the database, you should run initdb as the "pgsql" user. Example: @@ -9,4 +33,6 @@ Example: You can then start PostgreSQL by running: /usr/local/etc/rc.d/010.pgsql.sh start -========================================== + +For postmaster settings, see ~pgsql/data/postmaster.conf +====================================================================== |