The following bug has been logged online: Bug reference: 2691 Logged by: Ille vieljans Email address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] PostgreSQL version: 8.1 Operating system: debian Description: Server did not start. Error: Could not create log file. Details:
Stopping PostgreSQL 8.1 database server: main. hostname:/etc/init.d# ./postgresql-8.1 start Starting PostgreSQL 8.1 database server: main* Use of uninitialized value in pattern match (m//) at /usr/share/postgresql-common/PgCommon.pm line 433. Error: Could not create log file failed! --------------- Remark: I did not change anything at postgres. I configured postfix, shutdown server. On restart postgres did not start, error message above. I repeated, the same error. ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster