Using postgresql with external volume from Mac

[volkanunsal]

I am trying to mount it directly from the Mac file system.

docker run  -v $HOME/postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql kartoza/postgi

This results in a bunch of errors about user permissions:

initdb: could not create directory "/var/lib/postgresql/9.3/main/global": Permission denied
2015-01-07 16:33:52 UTC FATAL:  data directory "/var/lib/postgresql/9.3/main" has wrong ownership
2015-01-07 16:33:52 UTC HINT:  The server must be started by the user that owns the data directory.

Can a directory shared from Mac file system ever have the read/write permissions that postgres apparently needs?

[yosifkit]

This seems to be related to boot2docker/boot2docker#629

[sebglon]

I have the same error on linux withous boot2doker

voici mes infos de version
Client version: 1.5.0
Client API version: 1.17
Go version (client): go1.4.1
Git commit (client): a8a31ef
OS/Arch (client): linux/amd64
Server version: 1.5.0
Server API version: 1.17
Go version (server): go1.4.1
Git commit (server): a8a31ef

[chaintng]

I also have this issue using osx docker toolbox

[yosifkit]

There is discussion over on docker-library/mysql#99 dealing with the same issue. Perhaps we need to add something like docker-library/mysql#161 to postgres?