Hi! pgsql-general-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Unfortunately there is nothing anywhere telling me what the > problem is. The log file is empty, there is nothing in the > /var/log/messages or /var/log/syslog either. The only output > I get is this. > > * Starting PostgreSQL 8.3 database server > * The PostgreSQL server failed to start. Please check the log output. > What can I do to figure out why it won't start? Did you check if the directory PostgreSQL wants to write the logfile to has appropriate rights to allow the user PostgreSQL runs under to write to it? Another fairly common issue would be a postgresql.conf that is not readable by the PostgreSQL-user. In case of such an outright failure to start, it's usually something fairly simple to fix such as file or directory permissions. Kind regards Markus Computec Media AG Sitz der Gesellschaft und Registergericht: Furth (HRB 8818) Vorstandsmitglieder: Albrecht Hengstenberg (Vorsitzender) und Rainer Rosenbusch Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrates: Jurg Marquard Umsatzsteuer-Identifikationsnummer: DE 812 575 276 -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
