[SOLVED] Postgresql and systemd - Unable to start or enable service

Question

I'm trying to run postgresql in a pure systemd machine.
i've done a fresh install of postgresql using pacman as instructed in the wiki. However when i try to start the service i get the following:
user@frodo:~$ sudo systemctl start postgresql.service
Failed to issue method call: Unit postgresql.service failed to load: No such file or directory. See system logs and 'systemctl status postgresql.service' for details.
user@frodo:~$ sudo systemctl status postgresql.service
postgresql.service
Loaded: error (Reason: No such file or directory)
Active: inactive (dead)
So it seems the package has no systemd service files included. Did anyone got around to make one of these?
Last edited by lothar_m (2012-09-26 22:01:21)

Answer 1

well, i've managed to fix the problem.
it seems that the wiki is missing a couple of steps. so i manually done the following:
i) create the data directory (acordingly  with the PGROOT variable set before in the config file)
user@frodo:~$ sudo mkdir /var/lib/postgres/data
ii) set /var/lib/postgres/data ownership to user 'postgres'
iii) As user 'postgres' start the database.
user@frodo:~$ sudo -i -u postgres
[postgres@frodo ~]$ initdb -D '/var/lib/postgres/data'
iv) start the service as root
user@frodo:~$ sudo systemctl start postgresql.service
that should be it.
Issuing a systemctl status should return
user@frodo:~$ sudo sudo systemctl status postgresql.service
postgresql.service - PostgreSQL database server
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/postgresql.service; enabled)
Active: active (running) since Wed, 26 Sep 2012 22:50:09 +0100; 6s ago
Process: 11187 ExecStart=/usr/bin/pg_ctl -s -D ${PGROOT}/data start -w -t 120 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Process: 11183 ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/postgresql-check-db-dir ${PGROOT}/data (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Main PID: 11193 (postgres)
CGroup: name=systemd:/system/postgresql.service
├ 11193 /usr/bin/postgres -D /var/lib/postgres/data
├ 11198 postgres: checkpointer process
├ 11199 postgres: writer process
├ 11200 postgres: wal writer process
├ 11201 postgres: autovacuum launcher process
└ 11202 postgres: stats collector process
Sep 26 22:50:08 frodo postgres[11187]: LOG: database system was shut down at 2012-09-26 22:49:13 WEST
Sep 26 22:50:08 frodo postgres[11187]: LOG: database system is ready to accept connections
Sep 26 22:50:08 frodo postgres[11187]: LOG: autovacuum launcher starte
Last edited by lothar_m (2012-12-30 09:52:52)