On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 11:36 AM, Lennin Caro <lennin.caro@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Try to delete the files like this > > .s.PGSQL.5432 > .s.PGSQL.5432.lock > 8.x-main.pid > > and restart postmaster WHOA, never delete those files unless you're sure you've killed off postgres first. Then and only then you can delete them and safely restart. If you ever manage to bring up two postmasters on the same store you've just destroyed your database. -- To understand recursion, one must first understand recursion. -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general