Topic: Postgres 8.0.1 install problem

[melliston]

Tried to install Postgres 8.0.1RPM on SME Server 6.0.1 using IWells' instructions based on installing Postgresql 7.4.2.

Could not start postgres.  The log file states missing "libssl.so.4".

A Google check of this file shows it is related to Openssl but could not figure out where it is.  A check of the files in Openssl RPM package does not show it.

Any ideas how to get this file and where to put it.

[CharlieBrady]

Tried to install Postgres 8.0.1RPM on SME Server 6.0.1 using IWells' instructions based on installing Postgresql 7.4.2.

Could not start postgres.  The log file states missing "libssl.so.4".

You shouldn't be able to install RPMs when the system is missing necessary libraries like that. Did you by any chance use --nodeps or --force when installing the RPM? If you did, you've now learnt why you shouldn't do that.

You don't say where you got your Postgres 8.0.1 RPM from, but I'm sure it's not compiled to work with RedHat 7.3. Grab the postgres RPMs from RH 7.3 (or FedoraLegacy 7.3) and you won't have this problem.

[melliston]

Thanks for the reply.

Yes I used "--nodeps" because that what was used in Postgres 7.4.2 install.

Will download the right version of Postgres.

Mike

[CharlieBrady]

Yes I used "--nodeps" because that what was used in Postgres 7.4.2 install.

That document should be fixed. If you have the right package sets, they'll install cleanly without --nodeps. The dependency checking is there for a reason.