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In this post, I am sharing basic steps for changing the default Windows Data Directory of the PostgreSQL in Linux.
When we install PostgreSQL on Linux operating system, by default it stores in “/var/lib/postgresql/[version]/data/”
Always best practice is to store database data on the separate drive instead of the system drives.
PostgreSQL: Change or Move Default Data Directory in Windows
Create a new directory:
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mkdir postgres_data_dir |
Give directory ownership to your Linux user:
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chown user_name postgres_data_dir |
Log in with your postgres user and initialize the database at the new location:
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initdb -D /postgres/test/postgres_data_dir |
OR
STOP and then START Postgres with new data directory:
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postgres -D /postgres/test/postgres_data_dir |
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