+Chapter 0. Installation
+
+Table of Contents
+Before you start
+Installation Procedure
+
Installation instructions for PostgreSQL 7.0.0.
Commands were tested on RedHat Linux version 5.2 using the bash shell.
disk should probably be in your plans before putting a database into
production use.
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Installation Procedure
(although you can). You will be told when you need to login as the
database superuser.
- 2. If you are not upgrading an existing system then skip to step 4.
+ 2. If you are not upgrading an existing system then skip to .
You now need to back up your existing database. To dump your fairly
recent post-6.0 database installation, type
backup. If necessary, bring down postmaster, edit the permissions in file
/usr/local/pgsql/data/pg_hba.conf to allow only you on, then bring
postmaster back up.
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3. If you are upgrading an existing system then kill the database server
now. Type