From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 3 22:12:03 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CCFB21065673 for ; Tue, 3 Aug 2010 22:12:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jeff.d.hamann@gmail.com) Received: from mail-pv0-f182.google.com (mail-pv0-f182.google.com [74.125.83.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9F30D8FC0A for ; Tue, 3 Aug 2010 22:12:03 +0000 (UTC) Received: by pvh1 with SMTP id 1so2024768pvh.13 for ; Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:12:03 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:from:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:date:subject:to:message-id:mime-version :x-mailer; bh=jBC3Ui6v3U763UXE/OBnwVUtJQOG+RJPrcm/WpK6CbU=; b=JXDjE66bGggae5a/qXo6YIS3e7pRl4zvv4UAY7rHOoI7La3wWH0Xqu5YEC0txY2Xnk oiTG0I9K9wP0f44yDLhu22pQruGwO6gFB6/oRFq55UuXTNXWOk9QKTNu/Ts2MvyhJPjW jMYBmBmeEdTgonr3f+ALsKTUEiQz4gSWBRh60= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=from:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:date:subject:to :message-id:mime-version:x-mailer; b=INPs3T5nnF8SitKuU2zSWG3iwtlY3hcF+0C3PmTGTcP+00SqducYkIXQG2ytgEYU00 ZogVzCl+VRDvOycm9uMgbuoeQ2p4xHBu7YIZ9Tb3q3x4uTmctswUywk6M3HDbjPvWToz xi6Vt7GCwXhx5FqA6XDUbFfMm06mrBA2M8dtQ= Received: by 10.114.60.6 with SMTP id i6mr9233674waa.214.1280871753931; Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:42:33 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [192.168.1.13] (173-11-7-217-oregon.hfc.comcastbusiness.net [173.11.7.217]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id q6sm14402395waj.10.2010.08.03.14.42.31 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:42:32 -0700 (PDT) From: Jeff Hamann Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2010 14:42:30 -0700 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-Id: <0EC5965A-E22B-44E7-B3D1-9AD7D9399A9C@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1081) X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1081) Subject: adding postgresql_enable="YES" by hand X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 03 Aug 2010 22:12:03 -0000 Hi,=20 I'm sure this is a newbie question, but I can't seem to get traction via = web searches... In the past, when I've installed postgresql using the ports collection, = I haven't had to worry about this.=20 I've built postgresql from source on FreeBSD (not using the ports = collection) and now need to add: postgresql_enable=3D"YES" to the rc.conf file so that when the machine = is booted, the postmaster will start.=20 Now, I need to understand the mechanics between: blah_blah_blah_enable=3D"YES"=20 and=20 $ /usr/local/blah_blah_blah/bin/thingy_ctl -D /usr/blah_blah_blah/data = start/stop/restart Since I need to be able to build outside the ports collection (other = OSes apply), can someone please point me in the right direction for = "hooking this up" Please? Jeff.=20 Jeff Hamann jeff.d.hamann@gmail.com