Paolo De Michele <paolo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > 2015-10-01 21:40:20 UTC FATAL: could not remove old lock file > "postmaster.pid": Permission denied Looks like something removed the postmaster's write permission on the data directory itself. regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general