X-Original-To: pgsql-sql-postgresql.org@localhost.postgresql.org Received: from localhost (neptune.hub.org [200.46.204.2]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 19A9CD1B4CC for ; Wed, 26 Nov 2003 15:43:49 +0000 (GMT) Received: from svr1.postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (neptune.hub.org [200.46.204.2]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 62697-03 for ; Wed, 26 Nov 2003 11:43:22 -0400 (AST) Received: from matrix.gatewaynet.com (unknown [217.19.69.50]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E0D81D1B44E for ; Wed, 26 Nov 2003 11:43:16 -0400 (AST) Received: from matrix.gatewaynet.com (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by matrix.gatewaynet.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id hAQFjBRc011757; Wed, 26 Nov 2003 17:45:11 +0200 Received: from localhost (achill@localhost) by matrix.gatewaynet.com (8.12.8/8.12.8/Submit) with ESMTP id hAQFjB0E011753; Wed, 26 Nov 2003 17:45:11 +0200 Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2003 17:45:11 +0200 (EET) From: Achilleus Mantzios To: mohan@physics.gmu.edu Cc: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org Subject: Re: Problem: Postgresql not starting In-Reply-To: <64655.138.88.163.115.1069860552.squirrel@physics.gmu.edu> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at postgresql.org X-Archive-Number: 200311/293 X-Sequence-Number: 16108 Startup scripts for linux hanging around are sometimes broken. You better write your own. O kyrios mohan@physics.gmu.edu egrapse stis Nov 26, 2003 : > Hi All > I am using postgresql 7.2 on Linux. It does not start when i am trying this > /etc/rc.d/init.d/postgresql restart. > It give an error saying "postmaster already running". > I have done > rm -f /var/lib/pgsql/data/postmaster.pid > and > rm -f /var/run/postmaster.pid > > But it still says the same. whenever i restart with the above command > When say "stop" it says failed and when i say "start" it says postmaster > already running. > Please help me out > > --m > > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 7: don't forget to increase your free space map settings > -- -Achilleus