(cannot run as root) http://www.enterprisedb.com/products-services-training/pgbindownload "Binaries from installer version 9.2.1" -- to use, unzip the pgsql directory somewhere, and cd into it: cd pgsql -- run initdb: ./bin/initdb -D 9.2/data -- start postgres: ./bin/pg_ctl/ -D 9.2/data -l logfile start -- run tests... -- to stop, close all connections, then: ./bin/pg_ctl -D 9.2/data -l logfile stop -- cleanup all files Hm, I don't know - possible but error-prone, probably...