Dave Coventry wrote: > When starting Postgres I get the following: > > > root@Admin:/home/it# /etc/init.d/postgresql-8.2 start > * Starting PostgreSQL 8.2 database server > * The PostgreSQL server failed to start. Please check the log output: > 2008-07-01 13:37:39 SAST FATAL: could not access private key file > "server.key": Permission denied > > What is the "server key"? > > And how do I make it accessible? If you don't need SSL, set 'ssl=off' in postgresql.conf. If you want SSL, 1) read the manual on SSL support http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/ssl-tcp.html 2) Is there a file server.key? If yes, make it readable to the postgres user. If not, create it as documented. Yours, Laurenz Albe
