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On linux however you can also use ready made packages specially made for the Linux distribution and have their own places of storing the various parts of PostgreSQL.
Starting PostgreSQL
Using the bundled PostgreSQL (assuming you run this from within the application_server directory):
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The EDB installed version already writes logs in the data/pg_log/ directory so no need to add the -l argument.
Stopping PostgreSQL
Using the bundled PostgreSQL (assuming you run this from within the application_server directory):
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postgres_db\bin\pg_ctl stop -D database |
When using the EDB installed version of PostgreSQL then the command is the following:
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sudo -u postgres /Library/PostgreSQL/9.0/bin/pg_ctl stop -D /Library/PostgreSQL/9.0/data |
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The pg_ctl utility that comes with PostgreSQL has a built-in command to register the PostgreSQL database as a Windows Service
Registering the Windows Service:
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