Unable to start postgresql.service?

Question

I\'m using arch linux (4.8.13-1-ARCH). I\'m trying to set up PostgreSQL as instructed here.

After performing

[postgres@BitBox ~]$ initdb --locale $LANG -         


        

Answer 1

For PostGres 9.4.12, I tried the following and it worked:

./pg_ctl start

You can check the status of it:

./pg_ctl status