Start the database server when the computer boots up

How do you do this for a RH system? I'm a newbie having trouble understanding the manual instructions...

I added this line to /etc/rc.d/rc.local<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica">code:</font><HR><pre>nohup su -c 'postmaster -D /usr/local/pgsql/data > server.log 2>&1' postgres &
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Won't this do the trick or do I need to do this?:
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana,Arial,Helvetica">quote:</font><HR>On RedHat Linux add a file /etc/rc.d/init.d/postgres.init which is based on the example in contrib/linux/. Then make a softlink to this file from /etc/rc.d/rc5.d/S98postgres.init.
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In contrib/linux there are two files postgres.init.csh and postgres.init.sh -- which one should I use?



[This message has been edited by nazzone (edited September 21, 2000).]

-Hello
- Because you are a Linux Redhat user
- Getting Postgresql to start can be a "pain"

- Unless your system administrator "inisist"
you should install PostGresql via
the postgresql.tar.gz file

- Then you should install Postgresql using
RPMS

-This should fix any problems you have with the /etc/rc.d issue you are having

-Checkout www.rpmfind.net for the Postgresql RPM.