"J S B" <jsbali@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > Then i try to start postgres again and it gives me the same error: > LOG: could not bind IPv4 socket: Address already in use > HINT: Is another postmaster already running on port 5432? If not, wait a > few seconds and retry. Um, have you tried waiting a bit as the hint suggests? If the port is still claimed after a minute or two, then there must be some process holding onto it. netstat and/or lsof might help you find out what. regards, tom lane
