Stefan Schwarzer <stefan.schwarzer@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > When I start the postmaster it seems ok. But there is no process > running. Then it didn't really start successfully. (Unless you use the -w option, "pg_ctl start" just launches the postmaster --- it doesn't wait around to see what happens.) You need to look into the log file to see what the problem was. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: explain analyze is your friend