Hi There is a nice entry at the Postgres archive. http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-general/2004-08/msg01624.php did you remove the /tmp/.s.PGSQL.5432.lock files?? Maybee it helps Greets ho -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: pgsql-admin-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pgsql-admin-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Im Auftrag von Paul Anderson Gesendet: Dienstag, 02. März 2010 17:55 An: pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Betreff: Re: Restart failed with 'service postgresql restart' After verifying that the postmaster was not running you did remove the postmaster.pid file, right? FATAL: lock file "postmaster.pid"already exists On 3/2/10 11:43 AM, Major Services wrote: > Help me start the server. > As I mentioned in an earlier post today (subject: password > authentication failed for user postgres), 'service postgresql restart' > had stopped the server but *server > start failed*. > > Step wise list of commands to be given would be great! > Do I need to login as postgres? > > Being new to PostgreSQL, am looking for some hand-holding. > > Thanks > Viv > > -- Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin -- Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin
