else
configdir = make_absolute_path(getenv("PGDATA"));
+ if (configdir && stat(configdir, &stat_buf) != 0)
+ {
+ write_stderr("%s: could not access \"%s\": %s\n",
+ progname,
+ configdir,
+ strerror(errno));
+ if (errno == ENOENT)
+ write_stderr("Run initdb or pg_basebackup to initialize a PostgreSQL data directory.\n");
+ return false;
+ }
+
/*
* Find the configuration file: if config_file was specified on the
* command line, use it, else use configdir/postgresql.conf. In any case
*/
if (stat(ConfigFileName, &stat_buf) != 0)
{
- write_stderr("%s cannot access the server configuration file \"%s\": %s\n",
+ write_stderr("%s: could not access the server configuration file \"%s\": %s\n",
progname, ConfigFileName, strerror(errno));
free(configdir);
return false;