On Fedora 22 % pg_ctl -V pg_ctl (PostgreSQL) 9.4.4 ---------------------------------------------------------------- % systemctl status postgresql.service -l ● postgresql.service - PostgreSQL database server Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/postgresql.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled) Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Tue 2015-07-28 11:50:01 CEST; 19min ago Jul 28 11:49:56 poppy systemd[1]: Starting PostgreSQL database server... Jul 28 11:49:57 poppy postgresql-ctl[307]: FATAL: 42501: could not open log file "/storage/log/postgresql/postgresql-Tue.log": Permission denied Jul 28 11:49:57 poppy postgresql-ctl[307]: LOCATION: logfile_open, syslogger.c:1160 Jul 28 11:50:01 poppy postgresql-ctl[307]: pg_ctl: could not start server ---------------------------------------------------------------- % ls -al /storage/log drwxr-xr-x 1 postgres postgres 0 Jul 28 11:29 postgresql/ I have found a few entries on the web but with no clear fix. I even saw this was a bug. Can anyone tell me more and how to fix if it is possible? Thank you -- google.com/+arnaudgabourygabx -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general