Comments on: How to Install PostgreSQL from Source in Linux

By: Ravi Saive

Ravi Saive — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 03:51:48 +0000

@Pete,

To have PostgreSQL start on boot in Linux, you can use the systemd service manager which is common in many modern Linux distributions.

$ sudo systemctl enable postgresql

Pete Kane — Mon, 11 Sep 2023 09:57:47 +0000

Hi, there, and thanks for the article – how do I get postgres to start on boot?

DLaaren — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 16:12:05 +0000

In reply to rookies_dev. Try this:

$ find / -name initdb

Then just insert the full path instead of "initdb". I have that:

/usr/local/pgsql/bin/initdb  -D /usr/local/pgsql/data

rookies_dev — Fri, 25 Nov 2022 03:57:55 +0000

# initdb -D /pgdatabase/data/ -U postgres -W

Can’t use this command it said initdb command is not found..

Please help me…

Cesar Faria — Wed, 25 Nov 2020 21:22:20 +0000

Thank you guys, very helpful