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Missing /var/lib/postgresql/ - Immich

Immich•3mo ago•

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Missing /var/lib/postgresql/

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Hey, ive just got a new computer and am trying to move immich over but it hasnt updated in a while. now it wont run because it is missing permission to own the /var/lib/postgresql/ directory that doesnt exist.

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