javier garcia <andresjavier(dot)garcia(at)wanadoo(dot)es> writes:
> The server belongs to a user named 'Javier'. And the permissin of
> /var/lib/pgsql are:
> drwxrwx--- 5 javier postgres 1024 dic 10 18:38 pgsql/
> (javier and everybody in the group postgres have full access; and my root
> belongs also to postgres group)
Perhaps /var or /var/lib doesn't offer r+x permission? Also look into
just what the boot script is trying to "su" to.
regards, tom lane