Will PG start at all? Manually, even? I'd say "go back to clean," first of all
by removing your from-source install, and reinstall the apt-get packages.
At that point, can you start postgres at all? If not, what do you system logs
and postgres startup logs say?
----- "Jordz" <jordan.d.carter@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I have just moved to rackspacecloud and created a Ubuntu 9.10 server.
> Moved everything over all fine (7-10 wordpress sites). Now I have a
> couple rails apps that need to move over and run on postgresql 8.4.
>
> I installed postgresql via sudo apt-get as per usual. Usually at this
> point the postgresql server starts up and I can forget about it. But
> no luck. I booted it by running /etc/init.d/postgresql-8.4 start. When
> I run that command it boots fine, I can connect via psql no trouble.
>
> I rebooted the machine to see what happened. After boot, apache and
> mysql started just fine, wp sites came up nicely no trouble.
> postgresql wouldn't start up.
>
> I have tried installing from source, I have tried using different
> /etc/init.d/postgresql-8.4 scripts. I have no idea what to do.
>
> I have downgraded to upstart to 0.6.3-10. I have apt-get updated,
> upgraded. I have Googled. I have pushed and pulled.
>
> Usually with any linux issue in the past I have been able to find a
> solution on the net or work it out myself. This one stumps me to no
> end.
>
> The other irritating part is that while I wait to work out this issue
> I am still paying for my old server running my Rails apps.
>
> Anybody have any clues? Solutions? Experience? Cheers!
>
> FORUM POST HERE http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=9063126#post9063126
>
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by removing your from-source install, and reinstall the apt-get packages.
At that point, can you start postgres at all? If not, what do you system logs
and postgres startup logs say?
----- "Jordz" <jordan.d.carter@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I have just moved to rackspacecloud and created a Ubuntu 9.10 server.
> Moved everything over all fine (7-10 wordpress sites). Now I have a
> couple rails apps that need to move over and run on postgresql 8.4.
>
> I installed postgresql via sudo apt-get as per usual. Usually at this
> point the postgresql server starts up and I can forget about it. But
> no luck. I booted it by running /etc/init.d/postgresql-8.4 start. When
> I run that command it boots fine, I can connect via psql no trouble.
>
> I rebooted the machine to see what happened. After boot, apache and
> mysql started just fine, wp sites came up nicely no trouble.
> postgresql wouldn't start up.
>
> I have tried installing from source, I have tried using different
> /etc/init.d/postgresql-8.4 scripts. I have no idea what to do.
>
> I have downgraded to upstart to 0.6.3-10. I have apt-get updated,
> upgraded. I have Googled. I have pushed and pulled.
>
> Usually with any linux issue in the past I have been able to find a
> solution on the net or work it out myself. This one stumps me to no
> end.
>
> The other irritating part is that while I wait to work out this issue
> I am still paying for my old server running my Rails apps.
>
> Anybody have any clues? Solutions? Experience? Cheers!
>
> FORUM POST HERE http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=9063126#post9063126
>
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> Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
> To make changes to your subscription:
> http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin
>
