Re: BUG #16142: host down

On Fri, Nov 29, 2019 at 07:18:05PM +0000, PG Bug reporting form wrote:
>The following bug has been logged on the website:
>
>Bug reference: 16142
>Logged by: Michael Lotter
>Email address: michael(dot)jlotter(at)gmail(dot)com
>PostgreSQL version: 12.0
>Operating system: Kali Linux
>Description:
>
>I try to initiate PostgreSQL
>when I do this, it shows it is all good until the end and says host is
>down.
>How is that fixed?
>it shows
>version: cluster: port: status: etc.
>
>Port is correct status shows down.
>
>When I go to initialise PostgreSQL, it goes no further.
>
>Ver Cluster Port Status Owner Data directory Log file
>12 main 5432 down postgres /var/lib/postgresql/12/main
>/var/log/postgresql/postgresql-12-main.log
>update-alternatives: using /usr/share/postgresql/12/man/man1/postmaster.1.gz
>to provide /usr/share/man/man1/postmaster.1.gz (postmaster.1.gz) in auto
>mode
>invoke-rc.d: could not determine current runlevel

Not sure which packages you're using, but my guess is this suggests a
packaging issue.

regards

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