Setup PostgreSQL on Fedora 16

gistfile1.sh

# install server
[youruser@host]$ sudo yum install postgresql-server

# set password
[youruser@host]$ sudo passwd postgres

# create cluster
[youruser@host]$ sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/pgsql/
[youruser@host]$ sudo chown postgres /usr/local/pgsql/
[youruser@host]$ su postgres
[postgres@host]$ initdb -D /usr/local/pgsql/data

# start
[postgres@host]$ postgres -D /usr/local/pgsql/data &

# touché
[postgres@host]$ psql
psql (9.1.2)
Type "help" for help.

postgres=#