[chef] Re: chef-server-ctl reconfigure fails to find postgresql socket

[Seth Falcon < >]

Hi there,

2014-06-22 6:37 GMT-07:00 Bráulio Bhavamitra 
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> chef-server-ctl reconfigure fails trying to find the postgresql socket. (see
> below)
>
> I used postgresql cookbook to install a different version of postgresql
> (9.1).
> Maybe because of this the socket is not on /tmp/ as chef is looking for, but
> on /var/run/postgresql.
>
> How can I tell chef-server-ctl that?

Chef Server is designed to use the version of postgresql included in
its omnibus package. I would recommend removing (or at least stopping)
the system installed one and trying again.

If you need to run postgresql on the same box as your Chef Server, it
should be possible to change the listen port on one of them. I would
recommend this approach, even if not maximally efficient. Upgrades and
support for your Chef Server will be more difficult if you customize
it in this fashion.

+ seth