Looks like you haven't initialised the database.
From the Administrators Guide:
"16. Create the database. Do NOT do the following as root! This would be a
major security hole. Type initdb"
executing initdb should generate your base directory.
More info is available in the User and Administration guides.
HTH,
S.
>I want to use postgresql.
>
>The error message is:
>/usr/bin/postmaster does not find the database system
>
>The problem seems to be:
> file /var/lib/pgsql/base/template1/pg_class is missing.
>
>in fact I can only find up to /var/lib/pgsgl/
>
>How do I create the missing directories and file(s) ?
>
>I installed RedHat Linux from Mandrake.
>
>Thanks
>
>Phil Oelkers
>Database Analyst - Team O
>Experian DirectTech
>
>
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