problem running pt on mac lion

[J00nas69]

Hi
I once tried to install pt to my new macbook air with lion, but i think i messed up things and configurations badly. I think so because now when i try to install it again according to this post: viewtopic.php?f=15&t=35894, it says "-append invalid path" when i try to paste the first command. The other two commands doesnt give error.

Anyway, i get pt installer to install postgresql for me but when i run pttracker is says cannot connect to database - check your configurations?

And ive heard that you should have user named postgresql on your mac and log on that to run pokertracker? well i dont have..

Ive tried uninstalling everything and deleting folders, but i think the problem is around "sudo dscl . -append /Users/_postgres RecordName postgres" command, because it gives me error..

Ty, -J

[kraada]

Is this a new clean Lion install or an upgrade from Snow Leopard?

[J00nas69]

clean install

[kraada]

That's odd - your error is reporting that the _postgres user (which should be there by default on Lion) doesn't exist.

Regardless we can work around this - run these commands and then the installer should work:

sudo dscl . -create /Users/postgres
sudo dscl . -create /Users/postgres UserShell /bin/bash
sudo dscl . -append /Groups/daemon GroupMembership postgres

[J00nas69]

I think that user still doesnt exist after those commands because this command "sudo dscl . -append /Users/_postgres RecordName postgres" still gives errormessage:
"append: Invalid Path
<dscl_cmd> DS Error: -14009 (eDSUnknownNodeName)".

I havnt tried to reinstall pt yet, but should i try it even i get that error message?

[kraada]

You don't need to run the append after running those other commands you should be able to just run the installer now.

[J00nas69]

Now the installer doesnt install postgresql anymore... should i do that manually?

[kraada]

Yes, that's probably easiest - you can find it from here. You'll want 8.4 at this point.

[J00nas69]

Got postgresql 8.4 now installed, but pokertracker is still unable to connect to database. The reason might be that at the end of postgresql installation this error happened: "problem running post-install step. The database cluster initialisation failed."

[J00nas69]

okay got pokertracker finally working by doing this:


"The easiest way to get Postgresql worked refformating of HD and clean install of OS Lion as follows:

1. Delete the postgres user that is already on the system (sudo dscl . delete /Users/postgres)
2. Delete the group also (sudo dscl . delete /Groups/postgres)
3. Make postgres user yourself through System preferences -> Users & Groups
4. Install normally with the installer
5. Have fun."

ty for help