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Hi,
I have a problem starting the server on Mac OSX 10.3.9. I compiled v8.2.5 from source. The compilation, regression testing, and installation all went smoothly with no errors. I installed PostgreSQL in the default location and created a new user account named postgres. I ran initdb which ended successfully. When I try to start the server I get this error message: 'FATAL: could not open lock file "/tmp/.s.PGSQL.5432.lock": Permission denied' I have checked the mailing-list archives and I see others have had the same problem, but no solution for my case. The file ".s.PGSQL.5432.lock" does not exist already in the /tmp directory. The server will start however in single-user mode using the --single switch to the postgres command, giving me this: "PostgreSQL stand-alone backend 8.2.5
backend>" Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong, or how to fix this?
				Sincerely,
							Myshkin LeVine


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