There may be some errors in the script that's loads postgres at startup. Look in the "/etc/rc.d/init/" directory and see if there is an executable named postgres or something similar. If so, post the source of this file to the group so we can take a look. Good Luck! -Ryan Mahoney At 10:22 AM 7/18/01 -0700, Debra LaVille wrote: >I have users experiencing problems with PostgreSQL failing to start up >consistently when their machines reboot. (The reboot may or may not be a >result of a machine lockup.) No messages have been logged to the >/var/log/messages file other than "startup failed", but executing the >startup script by hand then successfully starts PostgreSQL. I have also seen >the "starup failed" message displayed on reboot, logged to the messages >file, but when I checked, postmaster acually is running and I was able to >start psql. I'm not a script file or Linux guru, but need to get to the >bottom of this problem. Sorry I cannot provide more data, but any >suggestions to help me debug this problem would be appreciated. BTW, I'm >using PostgreSQL 7.1 with Linux 7.0. > > > > >---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- >TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? > >http://www.postgresql.org/users-lounge/docs/faq.html > > > >--- >Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.251 / Virus Database: 124 - Release Date: 4/26/01
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