#!/usr/bin/env bash # PostgreSQL server uninstaller # Min. Requirement : GNU/Linux Ubuntu 20.04 # Last Build : 02/01/2026 # Author : MasEDI.Net (me@masedi.net) # Since Version : 2.6.6 # Include helper functions. if [[ "$(type -t run)" != "function" ]]; then BASE_DIR=$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd ) # shellcheck disable=SC1091 . "${BASE_DIR}/utils.sh" # Make sure only root can run this installer script. requires_root "$@" # Make sure only supported distribution can run this installer script. preflight_system_check fi ## # PostgreSQL service control helper. # Tries multiple methods to start/stop/restart PostgreSQL: # 1. systemctl (for systems with systemd running) # 2. pg_ctlcluster (Debian/Ubuntu wrapper - works in containers) # 3. service (legacy SysV init fallback) ## function postgres_ctl() { local action="${1}" # start, stop, restart, reload, status, enable, disable, daemon-reload local version="${2:-${POSTGRES_VERSION:-17}}" local cluster="${3:-main}" # Handle systemd-specific actions (only work with systemctl) case "${action}" in daemon-reload) if command -v systemctl &>/dev/null && systemctl is-system-running &>/dev/null 2>&1; then systemctl daemon-reload 2>/dev/null && return 0 fi return 0 # Non-fatal if systemd not available ;; enable|disable) if command -v systemctl &>/dev/null && systemctl is-system-running &>/dev/null 2>&1; then systemctl "${action}" "postgresql@${version}-${cluster}.service" 2>/dev/null && return 0 fi return 0 # Non-fatal if systemd not available ;; esac # Try systemctl first (for systems with systemd running) if command -v systemctl &>/dev/null; then if systemctl is-system-running &>/dev/null 2>&1; then if systemctl "${action}" "postgresql@${version}-${cluster}.service" 2>/dev/null; then return 0 fi fi fi # Fallback to pg_ctlcluster (Debian/Ubuntu - works in containers!) if command -v pg_ctlcluster &>/dev/null; then if sudo -u postgres pg_ctlcluster "${version}" "${cluster}" "${action}" 2>/dev/null; then return 0 fi fi # Fallback to service command (legacy SysV init) if command -v service &>/dev/null; then if service postgresql "${action}" 2>/dev/null; then return 0 fi fi return 1 } function init_postgres_removal() { local POSTGRES_VERSION=${POSTGRES_VERSION:-"17"} local POSTGRES_SUPERUSER=${POSTGRES_SUPERUSER:-"postgres"} #local POSTGRES_PKGS=() # Stop PostgreSQL server process. if pg_isready -q 2>/dev/null || [[ $(pgrep -c postgres) -gt 0 ]]; then echo "Stopping postgres..." postgres_ctl stop "${POSTGRES_VERSION}" main # Disable service on startup. postgres_ctl disable "${POSTGRES_VERSION}" main fi if dpkg-query -l | awk '/postgresql/ { print $2 }' | grep -qwE "^postgresql"; then echo "Found PostgreSQL ${POSTGRES_VERSION} packages installation, removing..." # shellcheck disable=SC2046 run apt-get purge -q -y $(dpkg-query -l | awk '/postgresql/ { print $2 }' | grep -wE "^postgresql") # Remove PostgreSQL default user. if [[ -n $(getent passwd "${POSTGRES_SUPERUSER}") ]]; then run userdel -r "${POSTGRES_SUPERUSER}" fi if [[ -n $(getent group "${POSTGRES_SUPERUSER}") ]]; then run groupdel "${POSTGRES_SUPERUSER}" fi # Remove config. postgres_remove_config else echo "No installed PostgreSQL ${POSTGRES_VERSION} or MySQL packages found." echo "Possibly installed from source? Remove it manually!" fi # Final test. if [[ "${DRYRUN}" != true ]]; then if [[ $(pgrep -c postgres) -eq 0 ]]; then success "PostgreSQL server removed." else info "PostgreSQL server not removed." fi else info "PostgreSQL server removed in dry run mode." fi } function postgres_remove_config() { local POSTGRES_VERSION=${POSTGRES_VERSION:-"17"} local PGDATA=${POSTGRES_PGDATA:-"/var/lib/postgresql/data"} # Remove PostgreSQL server config files. echo "Removing PostgreSQL configuration..." warning "!! This action is not reversible !!" if [[ "${AUTO_REMOVE}" == true ]]; then if [[ "${FORCE_REMOVE}" == true ]]; then REMOVE_POSTGRES_CONFIG="y" else REMOVE_POSTGRES_CONFIG="n" fi else while [[ "${REMOVE_POSTGRES_CONFIG}" != "y" && "${REMOVE_POSTGRES_CONFIG}" != "n" ]]; do read -rp "Remove PostgreSQL database and configuration files? [y/n]: " -e REMOVE_POSTGRES_CONFIG done fi if [[ "${REMOVE_POSTGRES_CONFIG}" == y* || "${REMOVE_POSTGRES_CONFIG}" == Y* ]]; then [ -d /var/lib/postgresql ] && run rm -fr /var/lib/postgresql [ -d /var/run/postgresql ] && run rm -fr /var/run/postgresql [ -d "${PGDATA}" ] && run rm -fr "${PGDATA}" [ -d "/etc/postgresql/${POSTGRES_VERSION}" ] && run rm -fr "/etc/postgresql/${POSTGRES_VERSION}" # Remove repository (legacy and new locations). run rm -f "/etc/apt/sources.list.d/postgres-${RELEASE_NAME}.list" run rm -f "/usr/share/keyrings/postgres-${RELEASE_NAME}.gpg" run rm -f "/etc/apt/sources.list.d/pgdg.list" run rm -rf /usr/share/postgresql-common/pgdg echo "All database and configuration files deleted permanently." fi } echo "Uninstalling PostgreSQL server..." if [[ -n $(command -v psql) ]]; then if [[ "${AUTO_REMOVE}" == true ]]; then REMOVE_POSTGRES="y" else while [[ "${REMOVE_POSTGRES}" != "y" && "${REMOVE_POSTGRES}" != "n" ]]; do read -rp "Are you sure to remove PostgreSQL server? [y/n]: " -e REMOVE_POSTGRES done fi if [[ "${REMOVE_POSTGRES}" == y* || "${REMOVE_POSTGRES}" == Y* ]]; then init_postgres_removal "$@" else echo "Found PostgreSQL server, but not removed." fi else info "Oops, PostgreSQL server installation not found." fi