Re: [GENERAL] lock and socket file

2013-01-14 Thread Tom Lane
"Sahagian, David" writes: > Using Postgres 9.1 > (1) > Simulate a "power failure" by hitting "Restart" on my VMware Workstation. > (2) > Turn on the VM (without any script removing lock or socket file). > (3) > Try to start postgres. > $ pgsql/bin/pg_ctl start -D pgdata > server starting > 2013-01

[GENERAL] lock and socket file

2013-01-14 Thread Sahagian, David
Using Postgres 9.1 (1) Simulate a "power failure" by hitting "Restart" on my VMware Workstation. (2) Turn on the VM (without any script removing lock or socket file). (3) Try to start postgres. $ pgsql/bin/pg_ctl start -D pgdata server starting 2013-01-14 FATAL: lock file "/tmp/.s.PGSQL.5432.lo