Hi Jason, sounds a bit weird. Can you check which user the database files belong to? A 'ls -lah /var/lib/pgsql' should do the job. Then switch from root user to the postgresql user and try to start the cluster manually with the command line from below (put from your message): /usr/bin/postgres -D /var/lib/pgsql/data That sould start your instance in foreground so you should see any errors and messages during startup. One more thing: is SELinux enabled? Hope that helps :-) Jan On 19.12.2012 16:34, Jason Ma wrote: > Hi, > The ps output is after the server start, I don't know why I can't see > any process after start the server. And of course I use root to initial > db, 'cause we have to run this command in CentOS which you need the > privilege of root. > > service postgresql start > > Regards, > Jason > > > 2012/12/19 Adrian Klaver <adrian.klaver@xxxxxxxxx > <mailto:adrian.klaver@xxxxxxxxx>> > > On 12/19/2012 07:07 AM, Jason Ma wrote: > > Thanks, adrian, but I have check the pgstartup.log, I got the > following > messages: > ..... > creating information schema ... ok > vacuuming database template1 ... ok > copying template1 to template0 ... ok > copying template1 to postgres ... ok > > Success. You can now start the database server using: > > /usr/bin/postgres -D /var/lib/pgsql/data > or > /usr/bin/pg_ctl -D /var/lib/pgsql/data -l logfile start > > runuser: cannot set groups: Operation not permitted > > > Seems the database cluster was initialized. Sort of concerned by the > runuser error. What user did you run the initdb as? > > > > I tried this: > > -bash-4.1$ /usr/bin/pg_ctl -D /var/lib/pgsql/data -l logfile start > server starting > > > Nothing in the logfile? > > > -bash-4.1$ ps -ef |grep postgres > root 2904 2585 0 22:59 pts/1 00:00:00 su - postgres > postgres 2905 2904 0 22:59 pts/1 00:00:00 -bash > postgres 2946 2905 7 23:00 pts/1 00:00:00 ps -ef > postgres 2947 2905 0 23:00 pts/1 00:00:00 grep postgres > > It reported that I have started the server but that doesn't work, I > think there must be somebody has the same problem with me. Any > suggestions. > > > I am not seeing the server running in the above. You might want to > retry the ps with post as the grep expression. > > > Regards, > Jason > > > > -- > Adrian Klaver > adrian.klaver@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:adrian.klaver@xxxxxxxxx> > > > > > -- > Best wishes, > > Jason Ma -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
