#18024: Workaround for annoying pg_ctl's "could not identify current directory: Permission denied" -----------------------------------+---------------------------------------- Reporter: hiroshi3110@… | Owner: macports-tickets@… Type: enhancement | Status: new Priority: Normal | Milestone: Port Enhancements Component: ports | Version: 1.7.0 Keywords: | Port: postgresql83-server -----------------------------------+---------------------------------------- First just look at lines below: {{{ $ sudo -u postgres ls ls: .: Permission denied $ sudo /opt/local/etc/LaunchDaemons/org.macports.postgresql83-server/postgresql83-server.wrapper start shell-init: error retrieving current directory: getcwd: cannot access parent directories: Permission denied could not identify current directory: Permission denied could not identify current directory: Permission denied could not identify current directory: Permission denied The program "postgres" is needed by pg_ctl but was not found in the same directory as "pg_ctl". Check your installation. }}} {{{ $ cd /tmp $ sudo -u postgres /opt/local/lib/postgresql83/bin/pg_ctl -D /opt/local/var/db/postgresql83/defaultdb start server starting }}} This issue can be resolved by modifying /opt/local/etc/LaunchDaemons/org.macports.postgresql83-server/postgresql83-server.wrapper By changing current directory to /tmp before executing pg_ctl. I also submitted the issue on original PostgreSQL: http://www.postgresql.org/support/submitbug The report is referenced as #4619, for now delayed to be investigated by owner. I hope PostgreSQL team address this, but until that my suggestion will help some of us I suppose. -- Ticket URL: <http://trac.macports.org/ticket/18024> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for Mac OS