pgpool.pid file contains pgpool's parent process id. That message indicates that the file exists but the pgpool process id does not exist. Probably pgpool was stopped in unclean way. You may ignore the message as long as pgpool starts ok. -- Tatsuo Ishii SRA OSS, Inc. Japan English: http://www.sraoss.co.jp/index_en.php Japanese: http://www.sraoss.co.jp > Hi > > I have installed pgpool in /home/megha/pgpool dir. > I found pgpool.pid file in /tmp folder. > > when I try to start pgpool I get this error. > *pid file found but it seems bogus. Trying to start pgpool anyway..* > > Please help me! > > > Thanks, > > -- > Megha -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general