On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 7:40 PM, Ian Harding <harding.ian@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I had a 9.0.8 hot standby setup, one master, two slaves, working great. > Then, I tried to re-initialize by making a base backup, the way I've done it > many times before, but for some reason I can't get the standby to accept > connections. I copied the postgresql.conf and recorvery.conf out of the > way, cleaned the data directory and extracted the backup files, then > replaced the conf files. Everything works perfectly, but I keep getting > :FATAL: the database system is starting up > > I know I'm an idiot and that I did something wrong but I can't find it. > > [root@db03 data]# grep standby postgresql.conf > wal_level = hot_standby # minimal, archive, or hot_standby > hot_standby = on # "on" allows queries during recovery > max_standby_archive_delay = -1 # max delay before canceling queries > max_standby_streaming_delay = -1 # max delay before canceling queries > > [root@db03 data]# grep standby recovery.conf > # Specifies whether to start the server as a standby. In streaming > replication, > standby_mode = 'on' > # Specifies a connection string which is used for the standby server to > connect > > [root@db03 data]# ps aux | grep stream > postgres 62127 0.1 0.0 34554356 3724 ? Ss 16:22 0:16 postgres: > wal receiver process streaming BA7/12B87818 > > > [root@db03 data]# ps aux | grep startup > postgres 62122 0.5 0.9 34545900 1223708 ? Ss 16:22 1:03 postgres: > startup process recovering 0000000100000BA700000012 > > Any suggestions appreciated!!! What's your log have to say? -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general