On mÃn, 2010-11-29 at 21:57 +0530, Mohammed Rashad wrote: > when i start postgresql using > /etc/init.d/postgresql-8.4 start > I am getting this error > IST FATAL: could not create lock file > "/var/run/postgresql/.s.PGSQL.5432.lock": Permission denied You probably need to run this command as root. -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general