On Mittwoch, 1. Dezember 2010, Greg Swisher wrote: > FATAL: the database system is starting up This is what you get on 8.4, when you try to connect to a standby. Rgds, Jens -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general