The following are an easy to follow steps to change the data directory in PostgreSQL 12. FIND THE LOCATION OF POSTGRES CONFIG FILE In your DB console execute the following query: SHOW config_file The result will show you the path to your postgresql.conf file, something like this: /var/lib...
PostgreSQL is a critical point in your infrastructure, as it stores all of your data. This makes visibility mandatory, which in turn means you have to understand how logging works in PostgreSQL. With the help of the logs and metrics that PostgreSQL provides, you can achieve visibility. In thi...
On the first node in the cluster only follow the below steps: Login as postgres user and initialize the database: Raw # Login as postgres user $ su - postgres # Create directory for use with replication. $ mkdir /var/lib/pgsql/pg_archive # Change to data directory and initialize databa...
Before we get started with moving PostgreSQL’s data directory, let’s verify the current location by starting an interactive PostgreSQL session. In the following command,psqlis the command to enter the interactive monitor and-u postgrestellssudoto executepsqlas the system’spost...
You will need to locate the configuration file for the cluster you wish to make active, and change thevalueof the port in it using thenanotext editor: sudo nano /etc/postgresql/VERSION_NUMBER/main/postgresql.conf Scroll down until you see the port configuration line and change it so it rea...
/postdata/data/postgresql.conf (1 row) vi /oracle/pg_data/postgresql.confarchive_mode = on # enables archiving; off, on, or always # (change requires restart) archive_command = 'cp %p /oracle/pg_data/archive/%f' max_wal_senders = 10 # max number of walsender processes ...
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Open pg_hba.conf file, located in the PostgreSQL data directory. Locate the line that starts with "local all postgres" and change the "peer" or "md5" authentication method to "trust." This change allows the Postgres user to log in without a password. Save the file and close it. Restart...
This command creates an SQL file containing commands necessary for recreating the database in the same state it was at the time of the backup. If you got “pg_dump” is not recognized as an internal or external command” erroradd the path to PostgreSQL’s bin directory to the PATH environ...
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