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Alex,
Actually, the ISP's suggestion of a reformat and
reinstall of the RaQ3 would probably be the quickest solution, both for you and
them. For them, it means that their box is "blessed" by Cobalt. For you, it
means that you won't have to worry about making a build of PostgreSQL with
EXACTLY the same switches and options that Cobalt requires.
And
their suggestion of a reformat and reinstall doesn't necessarily indicate a lack
of Linux knowledge. There are a TON of customized elements that Cobalt has
created for use on their products that even an experienced Linux administrator
could have problems with. So the easiest solution for all parties is the
reformat and reinstall.
Good
luck.
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Sean
Hello everyone...
Can anyone help me with the following problem? I
leased a Cobalt RAQ3 dedicated server in the US and since I needed some
software that didn't come pre-installed, I installed samba server, Apache
J-serv, Sun's JDK 1.2 and... since I didn't know that Cobalt uses the
PostgreSQL database I just thought that it would be wise to remove all the
"old" PostgreSQL RPMs and install the new ones. Problem is that Cobalt does
PostgreSQL and now I cannot administer the machine via the web. Can anyone
tell me where can I get the orginal PostgreSQL RPMs that come with Cobalt
(6.5.2-2C I believe). I still have the cobalt databases so no data has
been lost but I don't mind if I loose it, since I had only two sites
configured. If the RPMs are not available, is it safe to remove any PostgreSQL
package and install a completely new version and just recreate by hand the
databases? Has anyone done anything like this? (Note : I don't have physical
access to the machine,only a telnet shell access as root). In the end, I
wouldn't mind administrating by manually editing the config files but it would
be a real pain. The web interface was so cute... :'-(
The only "solution" that this ISP's tech
support provides is an astonishing "we have to reformat the drive and install
everything from scratch". So much for their Linux knowledge.
Any help will be greately
appreciated.
Thanks!!!
Alexander
Hristov
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