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2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
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3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
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4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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5 | %general-entities;
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6 |
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7 | <!-- <!ENTITY postgresql-download-http "http://gd.tuwien.ac.at/db/postgresql/source/v&postgresql-version;/postgresql-&postgresql-version;.tar.bz2"> -->
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8 | <!-- <!ENTITY postgresql-download-ftp "ftp://ftp.fr.postgresql.org/source/v&postgresql-version;/postgresql-&postgresql-version;.tar.bz2"> -->
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9 | <!ENTITY postgresql-download-http " ">
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10 | <!ENTITY postgresql-download-ftp "ftp://ftp5.us.postgresql.org/pub/PostgreSQL/source/v&postgresql-version;/postgresql-&postgresql-version;.tar.bz2">
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11 | <!ENTITY postgresql-md5sum "af7ec100a33c41bfb8d87b5e0ec2f44a">
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12 | <!ENTITY postgresql-size "12.5 MB">
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13 | <!ENTITY postgresql-buildsize "165 MB (additional 118 MB to run the testsuite)">
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14 | <!ENTITY postgresql-time "1.4 SBU">
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15 | ]>
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16 |
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17 | <sect1 id="postgresql" xreflabel="PostgreSQL-&postgresql-version;">
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18 | <?dbhtml filename="postgresql.html"?>
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19 |
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20 | <sect1info>
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21 | <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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22 | <date>$Date$</date>
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23 | </sect1info>
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24 |
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25 | <title>PostgreSQL-&postgresql-version;</title>
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26 |
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27 | <indexterm zone="postgresql">
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28 | <primary sortas="a-PostgreSQL">PostgreSQL</primary>
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29 | </indexterm>
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30 |
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31 | <sect2 role="package">
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32 | <title>Introduction to PostgreSQL</title>
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33 |
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34 | <para><application>PostgreSQL</application> is an advanced
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35 | object-relational database management system (ORDBMS), derived
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36 | from the Berkeley Postgres database management system.</para>
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37 |
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38 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
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39 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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40 | <listitem>
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41 | <para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&postgresql-download-http;"/></para>
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42 | </listitem>
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43 | <listitem>
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44 | <para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&postgresql-download-ftp;"/></para>
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45 | </listitem>
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46 | <listitem>
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47 | <para>Download MD5 sum: &postgresql-md5sum;</para>
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48 | </listitem>
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49 | <listitem>
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50 | <para>Download size: &postgresql-size;</para>
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51 | </listitem>
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52 | <listitem>
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53 | <para>Estimated disk space required: &postgresql-buildsize;</para>
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54 | </listitem>
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55 | <listitem>
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56 | <para>Estimated build time: &postgresql-time;</para>
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57 | </listitem>
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58 | </itemizedlist>
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59 |
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60 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">PostgreSQL Dependencies</bridgehead>
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61 |
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62 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
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63 | <para role="optional"><xref linkend="python"/>,
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64 | <xref linkend="tcl"/>,
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65 | <xref linkend="openssl"/>,
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66 | <xref linkend="openldap"/>,
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67 | <xref linkend="linux-pam"/>,
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68 | <ulink url="http://www.pdc.kth.se/kth-krb/">krb4</ulink>,
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69 | <xref linkend="mitkrb"/> or <xref linkend="heimdal"/>, and
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70 | <ulink url="http://developer.apple.com/networking/bonjour/">Bonjour</ulink></para>
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71 |
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72 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional (To Regenerate Documentation)</bridgehead>
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73 | <para role="optional"><xref linkend="sgml-dtd"/>,
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74 | <xref linkend="docbook-dsssl"/>,
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75 | <xref linkend="openjade"/>, and
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76 | <xref linkend="perl-sgmlspm"/></para>
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77 |
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78 | <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
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79 | <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/postgresql"/></para>
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80 |
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81 | </sect2>
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82 |
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83 | <sect2 role="installation">
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84 | <title>Installation of PostgreSQL</title>
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85 |
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86 | <para>Install <application>PostgreSQL</application> with the
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87 | following commands: </para>
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88 |
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89 | <screen><userinput>sed -i "s|dsssl-stylesheets|& \\\\\n sgml/docbook/&-&docbook-dsssl-version;|" \
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90 | configure &&
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91 | ./configure --prefix=/usr --enable-thread-safety &&
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92 | make</userinput></screen>
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93 |
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94 | <para>To test the results, issue: <command>make check</command>.</para>
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95 |
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96 | <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
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97 |
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98 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make install &&
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99 | chown -v root:root /usr/share/doc/postgresql/html/* &&
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100 | install -v -m755 -d /usr/share/doc/postgresql/{FAQ/html,TODO.detail} &&
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101 | install -v -m644 doc/TODO /usr/share/doc/postgresql &&
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102 | install -v -m644 doc/FAQ* /usr/share/doc/postgresql/FAQ &&
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103 | install -v -m644 doc/src/FAQ/* /usr/share/doc/postgresql/FAQ/html &&
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104 | install -v -m644 doc/TODO.detail/* \
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105 | /usr/share/doc/postgresql/TODO.detail</userinput></screen>
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106 |
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107 | <note>
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108 | <para>If you are upgrading an existing system and are going to install
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109 | the new files over the old ones, then you should back up your data, shut
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110 | down the old server and follow the instructions in <ulink
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111 | url="http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/static/install-upgrading.html">the
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112 | official <application>PostgreSQL</application> documentation</ulink>.</para>
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113 | </note>
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114 |
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115 | <para>Initialize a database cluster with the following commands issued by the
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116 | <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
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117 |
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118 | <screen role="root"><userinput>install -v -m700 -d /srv/pgsql/data &&
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119 | groupadd -g 41 postgres &&
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120 | useradd -c "PostgreSQL Server" -g postgres -d /srv/pgsql/data \
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121 | -u 41 postgres &&
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122 | chown -v postgres /srv/pgsql/data &&
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123 | su - postgres -c '/usr/bin/initdb -D /srv/pgsql/data'</userinput></screen>
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124 |
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125 | <para>As the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user, start the
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126 | database server with the following command:</para>
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127 |
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128 | <screen role="root"><userinput>su - postgres -c '/usr/bin/postmaster -D /srv/pgsql/data > \
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129 | /srv/pgsql/data/logfile 2>&1 &'</userinput></screen>
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130 |
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131 | <para>Still as user <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>, create
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132 | a database and verify the installation:</para>
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133 |
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134 | <screen role="root"><userinput>su - postgres -c '/usr/bin/createdb test' &&
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135 | echo "create table t1 ( name varchar(20), state_province varchar(20) );" \
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136 | | (su - postgres -c '/usr/bin/psql test ') &&
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137 | echo "insert into t1 values ('Billy', 'NewYork');" \
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138 | | (su - postgres -c '/usr/bin/psql test ') &&
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139 | echo "insert into t1 values ('Evanidus', 'Quebec');" \
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140 | | (su - postgres -c '/usr/bin/psql test ') &&
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141 | echo "insert into t1 values ('Jesse', 'Ontario');" \
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142 | | (su - postgres -c '/usr/bin/psql test ') &&
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143 | echo "select * from t1;" | (su - postgres -c '/usr/bin/psql test')</userinput></screen>
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144 |
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145 | </sect2>
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146 |
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147 | <sect2 role="commands">
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148 | <title>Command Explanations</title>
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149 |
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150 | <para><command>sed -i "s|dsssl-stylesheets|..."</command>: This command
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151 | puts an extra line in the <command>configure</command> script so that the
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152 | BLFS installed version of the DSSSL stylesheets are discovered.</para>
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153 |
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154 | <para><parameter>--enable-thread-safety</parameter>: This switch makes the
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155 | client libraries thread-safe by allowing concurrent threads in
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156 | <filename class='libraryfile'>libpq</filename> and ECPG programs to safely
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157 | control their private connection handles.</para>
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158 |
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159 | <para><command>chown -R root:root /usr/share/doc/postgresql/html/*</command>:
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160 | This command corrects the improper ownership of documentation files.</para>
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161 |
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162 | <para><command>groupadd ...</command>; <command>useradd ...</command>:
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163 | These commands add an unprivileged user and group to run the database
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164 | server.</para>
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165 |
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166 | <para><command>createdb test; create table t1; insert into t1 values...;
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167 | select * from t1</command>: Create a database, add a table to it, insert
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168 | some rows into the table and select them to verify that the installation
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169 | is working properly.</para>
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170 |
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171 | </sect2>
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172 |
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173 | <sect2 role="configuration">
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174 | <title>Configuring PostgreSQL</title>
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175 |
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176 | <sect3 id="postgresql-config">
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177 | <title>Config Files</title>
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178 |
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179 | <para><filename>$PGDATA/pg_ident.con</filename>,
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180 | <filename>$PGDATA/pg_hba.conf</filename> and
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181 | <filename>$PGDATA/postgresql.conf</filename></para>
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182 |
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183 | <indexterm zone="postgresql postgresql-config">
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184 | <primary sortas="e-A.PGDATA-pg_ident.con">$PGDATA/pg_indent.con</primary>
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185 | </indexterm>
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186 |
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187 | <indexterm zone="postgresql postgresql-config">
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188 | <primary sortas="e-A.PGDATA-pg_hba.conf">$PGDATA/pg_hba_conf</primary>
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189 | </indexterm>
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190 |
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191 | <indexterm zone="postgresql postgresql-config">
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192 | <primary sortas="e-A.PGDATA-postgresql.conf">$PGDATA/postgresql.conf</primary>
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193 | </indexterm>
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194 |
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195 | <para>The <envar>PGDATA</envar> environment variable is used to
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196 | distinguish database clusters from one another by setting it to
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197 | the value of the directory which contains the cluster desired.
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198 | The three configuration files exist in every <filename
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199 | class="directory">PGDATA/</filename> directory. Details on the
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200 | format of the files and the options that can be set in each can
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201 | be found in <ulink
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202 | url="file:///usr/share/doc/postgresql/html/index.html"/>.</para>
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203 |
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204 | </sect3>
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205 |
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206 | <sect3 id="postgresql-init">
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207 | <title>Boot Script</title>
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208 |
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209 | <para>Install the <filename>/etc/rc.d/init.d/postgresql</filename>
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210 | init script included in the
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211 | <xref linkend="bootscripts"/> package.</para>
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212 |
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213 | <indexterm zone="postgresql postgresql-init">
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214 | <primary sortas="f-postgresql">postgresql</primary>
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215 | </indexterm>
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216 |
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217 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make install-postgresql</userinput></screen>
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218 |
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219 | </sect3>
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220 |
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221 | </sect2>
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222 |
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223 | <sect2 role="content">
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224 | <title>Contents</title>
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225 |
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226 | <segmentedlist>
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227 | <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
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228 | <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
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229 | <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
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230 |
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231 | <seglistitem>
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232 | <seg>clusterdb, createdb, createlang, createuser, dropdb, droplang,
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233 | dropuser, ecpg, initdb, ipcclean, pg_config, pg_controldata, pg_ctl,
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234 | pg_dump, pg_dumpall, pg_resetxlog, pg_restore, pltcl_delmod,
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235 | pltcl_listmod, pltcl_loadmod, postgres, postmaster, psql,
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236 | reindexdb, and vacuumdb</seg>
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237 | <seg>libecpg.{so,a}, libecpg_compat.{so,a}, libpgport.a, libpgtypes.{so,a},
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238 | libpq.{so,a}, and various charset modules.</seg>
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239 | <seg>/srv/pgsql, /usr/include/libpq, /usr/include/postgresql,
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240 | /usr/lib/postgresql, /usr/share/doc/postgresql, and
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241 | /usr/share/postgresql</seg>
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242 | </seglistitem>
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243 | </segmentedlist>
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244 |
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245 | <variablelist>
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246 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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247 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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248 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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249 |
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250 | <varlistentry id="clusterdb">
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251 | <term><command>clusterdb</command></term>
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252 | <listitem>
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253 | <para>is a utility for reclustering tables in a
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254 | <application>PostgreSQL</application> database.</para>
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255 | <indexterm zone="postgresql clusterdb">
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256 | <primary sortas="b-clusterdb">clusterdb</primary>
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257 | </indexterm>
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258 | </listitem>
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259 | </varlistentry>
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260 |
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261 | <varlistentry id="createdb">
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262 | <term><command>createdb</command></term>
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263 | <listitem>
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264 | <para> creates a new <application>PostgreSQL</application>
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265 | database.</para>
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266 | <indexterm zone="postgresql createdb">
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267 | <primary sortas="b-createdb">createdb</primary>
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268 | </indexterm>
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269 | </listitem>
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270 | </varlistentry>
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271 |
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272 | <varlistentry id="createlang">
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273 | <term><command>createlang</command></term>
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274 | <listitem>
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275 | <para>defines a new <application>PostgreSQL</application> procedural
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276 | language.</para>
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277 | <indexterm zone="postgresql createlang">
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278 | <primary sortas="b-createlang">createlang</primary>
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279 | </indexterm>
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280 | </listitem>
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281 | </varlistentry>
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282 |
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283 | <varlistentry id="createuser">
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284 | <term><command>createuser</command></term>
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285 | <listitem>
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286 | <para>defines a new <application>PostgreSQL</application>
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287 | user account.</para>
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288 | <indexterm zone="postgresql createuser">
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289 | <primary sortas="b-createuser">createuser</primary>
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290 | </indexterm>
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291 | </listitem>
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292 | </varlistentry>
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293 |
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294 | <varlistentry id="dropdb">
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295 | <term><command>dropdb</command></term>
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296 | <listitem>
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297 | <para>removes a <application>PostgreSQL</application> database.</para>
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298 | <indexterm zone="postgresql dropdb">
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299 | <primary sortas="b-dropdb">dropdb</primary>
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300 | </indexterm>
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301 | </listitem>
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302 | </varlistentry>
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303 |
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304 | <varlistentry id="droplang">
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305 | <term><command>droplang</command></term>
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306 | <listitem>
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307 | <para>removes a <application>PostgreSQL</application> procedural
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308 | language.</para>
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309 | <indexterm zone="postgresql droplang">
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310 | <primary sortas="b-droplang">droplang</primary>
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311 | </indexterm>
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312 | </listitem>
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313 | </varlistentry>
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314 |
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315 | <varlistentry id="dropuser">
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316 | <term><command>dropuser</command></term>
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317 | <listitem>
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318 | <para>removes a <application>PostgreSQL</application>
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319 | user account.</para>
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320 | <indexterm zone="postgresql dropuser">
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321 | <primary sortas="b-dropuser">dropuser</primary>
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322 | </indexterm>
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323 | </listitem>
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324 | </varlistentry>
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325 |
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326 | <varlistentry id="ecpg">
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327 | <term><command>ecpg</command></term>
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328 | <listitem>
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329 | <para>is the embedded SQL preprocessor.</para>
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330 | <indexterm zone="postgresql ecpg">
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331 | <primary sortas="b-ecpg">ecpg</primary>
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332 | </indexterm>
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333 | </listitem>
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334 | </varlistentry>
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335 |
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336 | <varlistentry id="initdb">
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337 | <term><command>initdb</command></term>
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338 | <listitem>
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339 | <para>creates a new database cluster.</para>
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340 | <indexterm zone="postgresql initdb">
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341 | <primary sortas="b-initdb">initdb</primary>
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342 | </indexterm>
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343 | </listitem>
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344 | </varlistentry>
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345 |
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346 | <varlistentry id="ipcclean">
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347 | <term><command>ipcclean</command></term>
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348 | <listitem>
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349 | <para>removes shared memory and semaphores left over by an aborted
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350 | database server.</para>
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351 | <indexterm zone="postgresql ipcclean">
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352 | <primary sortas="b-ipcclean">ipcclean</primary>
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353 | </indexterm>
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354 | </listitem>
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355 | </varlistentry>
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356 |
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357 | <varlistentry id="pg_config">
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358 | <term><command>pg_config</command></term>
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359 | <listitem>
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360 | <para>retrieves <application>PostgreSQL</application> version
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361 | information.</para>
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362 | <indexterm zone="postgresql pg_config">
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363 | <primary sortas="b-pg_config">pg_config</primary>
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364 | </indexterm>
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365 | </listitem>
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366 | </varlistentry>
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367 |
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368 | <varlistentry id="pg_controldata">
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369 | <term><command>pg_controldata</command></term>
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370 | <listitem>
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371 | <para>returns information initialized during
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372 | <command>initdb</command>, such as the catalog version and server
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373 | locale.</para>
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374 | <indexterm zone="postgresql pg_controldata">
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375 | <primary sortas="b-pg_controldata">pg_controldata</primary>
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376 | </indexterm>
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377 | </listitem>
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378 | </varlistentry>
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379 |
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380 | <varlistentry id="pg_ctl">
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381 | <term><command>pg_ctl</command></term>
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382 | <listitem>
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383 | <para>controls stopping and starting the database server.</para>
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384 | <indexterm zone="postgresql pg_ctl">
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385 | <primary sortas="b-pg_ctl">pg_ctl</primary>
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386 | </indexterm>
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387 | </listitem>
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388 | </varlistentry>
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389 |
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390 | <varlistentry id="pg_dump">
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391 | <term><command>pg_dump</command></term>
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392 | <listitem>
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393 | <para>dumps database data and metadata into scripts which are used
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394 | to recreate the database.</para>
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395 | <indexterm zone="postgresql pg_dump">
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396 | <primary sortas="b-pg_dump">pg_dump</primary>
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397 | </indexterm>
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398 | </listitem>
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399 | </varlistentry>
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400 |
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401 | <varlistentry id="pg_dumpall">
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402 | <term><command>pg_dumpall</command></term>
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403 | <listitem>
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404 | <para>recursively calls <command>pg_dump</command> for each
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405 | database in a cluster.</para>
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406 | <indexterm zone="postgresql pg_dumpall">
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407 | <primary sortas="b-pg_dumpall">pg_dumpall</primary>
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408 | </indexterm>
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409 | </listitem>
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410 | </varlistentry>
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411 |
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412 | <varlistentry id="pg_resetxlog">
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413 | <term><command>pg_resetxlog</command></term>
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414 | <listitem>
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415 | <para>clears the write-ahead log and optionally resets some
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416 | fields in the <filename>pg_control</filename> file.</para>
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417 | <indexterm zone="postgresql pg_resetxlog">
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418 | <primary sortas="b-pg_resetxlog">pg_resetxlog</primary>
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419 | </indexterm>
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420 | </listitem>
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421 | </varlistentry>
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422 |
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423 | <varlistentry id="pg_restore">
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424 | <term><command>pg_restore</command></term>
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425 | <listitem>
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426 | <para>creates databases from dump files created by
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427 | <command>pg_dump</command>.</para>
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428 | <indexterm zone="postgresql pg_restore">
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429 | <primary sortas="b-pg_restore">pg_restore</primary>
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430 | </indexterm>
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431 | </listitem>
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432 | </varlistentry>
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433 |
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434 | <varlistentry id="pltcl_delmod">
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435 | <term><command>pltcl_delmod</command></term>
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436 | <listitem>
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437 | <para>is a support script used to delete a module from a
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438 | PL/<application>Tcl</application> table. The command
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439 | requires the <ulink
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440 | url="http://gborg.postgresql.org/project/pgtcl/">Pgtcl</ulink>
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441 | package to be installed also.</para>
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442 | <indexterm zone="postgresql pltcl_delmod">
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443 | <primary sortas="b-pltcl_delmod">pltcl_delmod</primary>
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444 | </indexterm>
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445 | </listitem>
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446 | </varlistentry>
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447 |
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448 | <varlistentry id="pltcl_listmod">
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449 | <term><command>pltcl_listmod</command></term>
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450 | <listitem>
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451 | <para>is a support script used to list the modules in a
|
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452 | PL/<application>Tcl</application> table. The command
|
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453 | requires the <ulink
|
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454 | url="http://gborg.postgresql.org/project/pgtcl/">Pgtcl</ulink>
|
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455 | package to be installed also.</para>
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456 | <indexterm zone="postgresql pltcl_listmod">
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457 | <primary sortas="b-pltcl_listmod">pltcl_listmod</primary>
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458 | </indexterm>
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459 | </listitem>
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460 | </varlistentry>
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461 |
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462 | <varlistentry id="pltcl_loadmod">
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463 | <term><command>pltcl_loadmod</command></term>
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464 | <listitem>
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465 | <para>is a support script used to load a module into a
|
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466 | PL/<application>Tcl</application> table. The command
|
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467 | requires the <ulink
|
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468 | url="http://gborg.postgresql.org/project/pgtcl/">Pgtcl</ulink>
|
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469 | package to be installed also.</para>
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470 | <indexterm zone="postgresql pltcl_loadmod">
|
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471 | <primary sortas="b-pltcl_loadmod">pltcl_loadmod</primary>
|
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472 | </indexterm>
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473 | </listitem>
|
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474 | </varlistentry>
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475 |
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476 | <varlistentry id="postgres">
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477 | <term><command>postgres</command></term>
|
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478 | <listitem>
|
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479 | <para>is a single user database server, generally used for
|
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480 | debugging.</para>
|
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481 | <indexterm zone="postgresql postgres">
|
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482 | <primary sortas="b-postgres">postgres</primary>
|
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483 | </indexterm>
|
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484 | </listitem>
|
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485 | </varlistentry>
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486 |
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487 | <varlistentry id="postmaster">
|
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488 | <term><command>postmaster</command></term>
|
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489 | <listitem>
|
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490 | <para>is a multi-user database daemon.</para>
|
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491 | <indexterm zone="postgresql postmaster">
|
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492 | <primary sortas="b-postmaster">postmaster</primary>
|
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493 | </indexterm>
|
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494 | </listitem>
|
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495 | </varlistentry>
|
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496 |
|
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497 | <varlistentry id="psql">
|
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498 | <term><command>psql</command></term>
|
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499 | <listitem>
|
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500 | <para>is a console based database shell.</para>
|
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501 | <indexterm zone="postgresql psql">
|
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502 | <primary sortas="b-psql">psql</primary>
|
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503 | </indexterm>
|
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504 | </listitem>
|
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505 | </varlistentry>
|
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506 |
|
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507 | <varlistentry id="reindexdb">
|
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508 | <term><command>reindexdb</command></term>
|
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509 | <listitem>
|
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510 | <para>is a utility for rebuilding indexes in a database.</para>
|
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511 | <indexterm zone="postgresql reindexdb">
|
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512 | <primary sortas="b-reindexdb">reindexdb</primary>
|
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513 | </indexterm>
|
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514 | </listitem>
|
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515 | </varlistentry>
|
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516 |
|
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517 | <varlistentry id="vacuumdb">
|
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518 | <term><command>vacuumdb</command></term>
|
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519 | <listitem>
|
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520 | <para>compacts databases and generates statistics for the query
|
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521 | analyzer.</para>
|
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522 | <indexterm zone="postgresql vacuumdb">
|
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523 | <primary sortas="b-vacuumdb">vacuumdb</primary>
|
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524 | </indexterm>
|
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525 | </listitem>
|
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526 | </varlistentry>
|
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527 |
|
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528 | </variablelist>
|
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529 |
|
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530 | </sect2>
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531 |
|
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532 | </sect1>
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