Received: from maia.hub.org (unknown [200.46.208.211]) by mail.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0280A632C7A for ; Tue, 6 Apr 2010 15:14:17 -0300 (ADT) Received: from mail.postgresql.org ([200.46.204.86]) by maia.hub.org (mx1.hub.org [200.46.208.211]) (amavisd-maia, port 10024) with ESMTP id 89523-04-6 for ; Tue, 6 Apr 2010 18:13:58 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.6 Received: from mail.int.journyx.com (mail.journyx.com [66.219.41.227]) by mail.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5C8F5635BBB for ; Tue, 6 Apr 2010 14:49:36 -0300 (ADT) Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by mail.int.journyx.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id D1F54C402D; Tue, 6 Apr 2010 12:49:34 -0500 (CDT) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at zimbra.int.journyx.com Received: from mail.int.journyx.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mail.int.journyx.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id dvpVawARIk+y; Tue, 6 Apr 2010 12:49:19 -0500 (CDT) Received: from mail.int.journyx.com (mail.int.journyx.com [192.168.100.5]) by mail.int.journyx.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2B5DBC400D; Tue, 6 Apr 2010 12:49:19 -0500 (CDT) Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2010 12:49:18 -0500 (CDT) From: Scott Whitney Reply-To: Scott Whitney To: Jordz Cc: pgsql-admin@postgresql.org Message-ID: <5055776.239861270576158875.JavaMail.root@zimbra.int.journyx.com> In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: Postgresql-8.4 won't boot at startup on 9.10 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_12183_7630754.1270576158871" X-Originating-IP: [192.168.100.188] X-Mailer: Zimbra 5.0.18_GA_3012.RHEL4 (ZimbraWebClient - FF3.0 (Win)/5.0.18_GA_3012.RHEL4) X-Virus-Scanned: Maia Mailguard 1.0.1 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-0.784 tagged_above=-10 required=5 tests=AWL=1.814, BAYES_00=-2.599, HTML_MESSAGE=0.001 X-Spam-Level: X-Archive-Number: 201004/52 X-Sequence-Number: 34146 ------=_Part_12183_7630754.1270576158871 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Will PG start at all? Manually, even? I'd say "go back to clean," first of all by removing your from-source install, and reinstall the apt-get packages. At that point, can you start postgres at all? If not, what do you system logs and postgres startup logs say? ----- "Jordz" wrote: > I have just moved to rackspacecloud and created a Ubuntu 9.10 server. > Moved everything over all fine (7-10 wordpress sites). Now I have a > couple rails apps that need to move over and run on postgresql 8.4. > > I installed postgresql via sudo apt-get as per usual. Usually at this > point the postgresql server starts up and I can forget about it. But > no luck. I booted it by running /etc/init.d/postgresql-8.4 start. When > I run that command it boots fine, I can connect via psql no trouble. > > I rebooted the machine to see what happened. After boot, apache and > mysql started just fine, wp sites came up nicely no trouble. > postgresql wouldn't start up. > > I have tried installing from source, I have tried using different > /etc/init.d/postgresql-8.4 scripts. I have no idea what to do. > > I have downgraded to upstart to 0.6.3-10. I have apt-get updated, > upgraded. I have Googled. I have pushed and pulled. > > Usually with any linux issue in the past I have been able to find a > solution on the net or work it out myself. This one stumps me to no > end. > > The other irritating part is that while I wait to work out this issue > I am still paying for my old server running my Rails apps. > > Anybody have any clues? Solutions? Experience? Cheers! > > FORUM POST HERE http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=9063126#post9063126 > > -- > Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@postgresql.org) > To make changes to your subscription: > http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin > ------=_Part_12183_7630754.1270576158871 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <= div style=3D'font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'= >Will PG start at all? Manually, even? I'd say "go back to clean," first of= all
by removing your from-source install, and reinstall the apt-get pac= kages.

At that point, can you start postgres at all? If not, what do= you system logs
and postgres startup logs say?

----- "Jordz" <= ;jordan.d.carter@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have just moved to rackspacecloud and created a Ubuntu 9.10 serv= er.
> Moved everything over all fine (7-10 wordpress sites). Now I ha= ve a
> couple rails apps that need to move over and run on postgresql= 8.4.
>
> I installed postgresql via sudo apt-get as per usual= . Usually at this
> point the postgresql server starts up and I can f= orget about it. But
> no luck. I booted it by running /etc/init.d/pos= tgresql-8.4 start. When
> I run that command it boots fine, I can con= nect via psql no trouble.
>
> I rebooted the machine to see wh= at happened. After boot, apache and
> mysql started just fine, wp sit= es came up nicely no trouble.
> postgresql wouldn't start up.
>=
> I have tried installing from source, I have tried using different=
> /etc/init.d/postgresql-8.4 scripts. I have no idea what to do.
= >
> I have downgraded to upstart to 0.6.3-10. I have apt-get upda= ted,
> upgraded. I have Googled. I have pushed and pulled.
> > Usually with any linux issue in the past I have been able to find a<= br>> solution on the net or work it out myself. This one stumps me to no=
> end.
>
> The other irritating part is that while I wa= it to work out this issue
> I am still paying for my old server runni= ng my Rails apps.
>
> Anybody have any clues? Solutions? Exper= ience? Cheers!
>
> FORUM POST HERE http://ubuntuforums.org/sho= wthread.php?p=3D9063126#post9063126
>
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