On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 6:35 PM, Geoffrey Pitman <geoffrey.pit...@gmail.com>wrote:
Off-list reply posted to list.... How did you perform your install? (I think you're running Ubuntu 9.10). > > Did you use the repositories, or did you build it from source? > > If you used the Ubuntu repositories, have you checked the Community guide? > Located here: > > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PostgreSQL > > The version data (in the guide) is not up-to-date, but you can always do an > aptitude search postgre at the CLI to find the appropriate version number. > > Also, it might not be on port 5432; I've seen some funky installs with > Ubuntu that put Postgre on 5433. You might want to check that? (though that > wouldn't be directly related to your reported issue) which is more likely a > permissions issue, or you're not launching the server as root--either via a > secondary script or maybe your init.rc script is wrong? > > > > On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 8:51 AM, Scott Mead > <scott.li...@enterprisedb.com>wrote: > >> >> On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 8:15 PM, Alex Soto Paez < >> alejandro.soto...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> The following bug has been logged online: >>> >>> Bug reference: 5423 >>> Logged by: Alex Soto Paez >>> Email address: alejandro.soto...@gmail.com >>> PostgreSQL version: 8.4 >>> Operating system: linux 9.10 >>> Description: problems installing postgresql-8.4 deleted folder / >>> .s.PGSQL.lock not initiate the connecti >>> Details: >>> >>> problems installing postgresql-8.4 deleted folder / var / run / >>> postgresql / >>> .s.PGSQL.lock not initiate the connection to port 5432 >>> >>> when installing postgresql-8.4 is installed correctly while running the >>> command: >>> >>> $ Service postgresql-8.4 status >>> >>> Published online defautl port 5432, but at reboot the machine no longer >>> seems in line appears down and restart the server payable are parachute >>> with >>> the error: >>> >>> >>> $sudo /ect/init.d/postgresql-8.4 restart >>> >>> The PostgreSQL server failed to start. Please check the log output: >>> 2010-04-14 18:48:24 CDT FATAL: could not lock file </ var / run / >>> postgresql >>> / .s.PGSQL.lock>>: no such file? directory >>> >>> >>> [Fail] >>> >>> run and hand it to guide the pid file and everything goes well but when >>> you >>> see another restart the computer I get the same error described above. >>> not >>> save the folder with the Pid and does not connect to port 5432 >>> >>> Someone can help me >>> >>> In advance thank you very much. >>> >>> >> Does the '/var/run/postgresql' directory exist and is it writeable by the >> postgres user? If it is not, I would say it's a bug for the packager of >> this install of postgres. Typically, postgres puts its lock / sockets in >> '/tmp'. You say linux, but don't say which linux, by your version string >> (9.10) I'm guessing that this is ubuntu? >> >> --Scott >> >> >> >> >>> -- >>> >>> Sent via pgsql-bugs mailing list (pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org) >>> To make changes to your subscription: >>> http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-bugs >>> >> >> >
