Re: pg_ctl won't start postgres, but postmaster will?!

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Steve Santacroce <steves(at)csh(dot)rit(dot)edu>
Cc: pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: pg_ctl won't start postgres, but postmaster will?!
Date: 2003-08-25 21:07:50
Message-ID: 11521.1061845670@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Steve Santacroce <steves(at)csh(dot)rit(dot)edu> writes:
> /usr/local/bin/pg_ctl -D /pgdata -l /var/log/pgsql
> and nothing, postmaster still doesn't start!

You forgot the "start" keyword. I'm surprised pg_ctl fails to complain...

regards, tom lane

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