How to Install PostgreSQL on SLES 12

Introduction

This tutorial covers How to Install PostgreSQL on SLES 12 on SLES 12. SLES 12 (SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16) is SUSE’s enterprise-grade Linux distribution. It uses the zypper package manager, AppArmor for mandatory access control, and systemctl for service management.

Step 1 — Install PostgreSQL

zypper install -y postgresql-server postgresql

Step 2 — Initialize and Start PostgreSQL

postgresql-setup --initdb
systemctl enable --now postgresql

AppArmor Considerations

Note: SLES 12 uses AppArmor for mandatory access control. Check AppArmor status with aa-status and enforce profiles with aa-enforce /etc/apparmor.d/<profile>.

Conclusion

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