OK, there are some logs there, most have old date/time stamps. But there is one with today's time on it, but all it has is week-old data, likely from near the time I did the Ubuntu upgrade. The following entry makes me worry (it is about 2/3 of the way down...) 2018-03-22 10:14:28 MDT LOG: database system was not properly shut down; automatic recovery in progress 2018-03-22 10:14:28 MDT LOG: record with zero length at 0/16178450 2018-03-18 16:41:12 MDT LOG: received fast shutdown request 2018-03-18 16:41:12 MDT LOG: aborting any active transactions 2018-03-18 16:41:12 MDT LOG: autovacuum launcher shutting down 2018-03-18 16:41:12 MDT LOG: shutting down 2018-03-18 16:41:12 MDT LOG: database system is shut down 2018-03-19 17:00:41 MDT LOG: database system was shut down at 2018-03-18 16:41:12 MDT 2018-03-19 17:00:41 MDT FATAL: the database system is starting up 2018-03-19 17:00:41 MDT LOG: incomplete startup packet 2018-03-19 17:00:41 MDT FATAL: the database system is starting up 2018-03-19 17:00:42 MDT FATAL: the database system is starting up 2018-03-19 17:00:42 MDT LOG: MultiXact member wraparound protections are now enabled 2018-03-19 17:00:42 MDT LOG: database system is ready to accept connections 2018-03-19 17:00:42 MDT LOG: autovacuum launcher started 2018-03-19 18:10:24 MDT LOG: received fast shutdown request 2018-03-19 18:10:24 MDT LOG: aborting any active transactions 2018-03-19 18:10:24 MDT LOG: autovacuum launcher shutting down 2018-03-19 18:10:24 MDT LOG: shutting down 2018-03-19 18:10:24 MDT LOG: database system is shut down 2018-03-21 08:08:50 MDT LOG: incomplete startup packet 2018-03-21 08:08:50 MDT LOG: database system was shut down at 2018-03-19 18:10:24 MDT 2018-03-21 08:08:50 MDT FATAL: the database system is starting up 2018-03-21 08:08:51 MDT FATAL: the database system is starting up 2018-03-21 08:08:51 MDT FATAL: the database system is starting up 2018-03-21 08:08:52 MDT LOG: MultiXact member wraparound protections are now enabled 2018-03-21 08:08:52 MDT LOG: database system is ready to accept connections 2018-03-21 08:08:52 MDT LOG: autovacuum launcher started 2018-03-22 10:14:22 MDT LOG: incomplete startup packet 2018-03-22 10:14:22 MDT FATAL: the database system is starting up 2018-03-22 10:14:22 MDT LOG: database system was interrupted; last known up at 2018-03-21 08:08:51 MDT 2018-03-22 10:14:22 MDT FATAL: the database system is starting up 2018-03-22 10:14:23 MDT FATAL: the database system is starting up 2018-03-22 10:14:23 MDT FATAL: the database system is starting up 2018-03-22 10:14:24 MDT FATAL: the database system is starting up 2018-03-22 10:14:24 MDT FATAL: the database system is starting up 2018-03-22 10:14:25 MDT FATAL: the database system is starting up 2018-03-22 10:14:25 MDT FATAL: the database system is starting up 2018-03-22 10:14:26 MDT FATAL: the database system is starting up 2018-03-22 10:14:26 MDT FATAL: the database system is starting up 2018-03-22 10:14:27 MDT FATAL: the database system is starting up 2018-03-22 10:14:27 MDT LOG: incomplete startup packet 2018-03-22 10:14:28 MDT LOG: database system was not properly shut down; automatic recovery in progress 2018-03-22 10:14:28 MDT LOG: record with zero length at 0/16178450 2018-03-22 10:14:28 MDT LOG: redo is not required 2018-03-22 10:14:28 MDT LOG: MultiXact member wraparound protections are now enabled 2018-03-22 10:14:28 MDT LOG: database system is ready to accept connections 2018-03-22 10:14:28 MDT LOG: autovacuum launcher started 2018-03-22 11:15:02 MDT LOG: received fast shutdown request 2018-03-22 11:15:02 MDT LOG: aborting any active transactions 2018-03-22 11:15:02 MDT LOG: autovacuum launcher shutting down 2018-03-22 11:15:02 MDT LOG: shutting down 2018-03-22 11:15:02 MDT LOG: database system is shut down 2018-03-22 11:15:03 MDT LOG: database system was shut down at 2018-03-22 11:15:02 MDT 2018-03-22 11:15:03 MDT LOG: MultiXact member wraparound protections are now enabled 2018-03-22 11:15:03 MDT LOG: database system is ready to accept connections 2018-03-22 11:15:03 MDT LOG: autovacuum launcher started 2018-03-22 11:15:03 MDT LOG: incomplete startup packet Ken Beck Liberty, Utah, USA On 03/27/2018 12:04 PM, Joshua D. Drake wrote: > On 03/27/2018 11:00 AM, Ken Beck wrote: >> And, looking for log files, I find none. > > Nothing in /var/log/postgresql or /var/lib/postgresql/9.3/main/pg_log? > > JD > -- > > Command Prompt, Inc. || http://the.postgres.company/ || @cmdpromptinc > *** A fault and talent of mine is to tell it exactly how it is. *** > PostgreSQL centered full stack support, consulting and development. > Advocate: @amplifypostgres || Learn: https://postgresconf.org > ***** Unless otherwise stated, opinions are my own. ***** >