From: | Chris Travers <chris(at)travelamericas(dot)com> |
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To: | lmyho <lm_yho(at)yahoo(dot)com> |
Cc: | pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: Postgresql server does not start!:( -Re: PostgreSQl newbie! |
Date: | 2006-03-30 05:15:33 |
Message-ID: | 442B6975.2000409@travelamericas.com |
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lmyho wrote:
>Chris Travers <chris(at)verkiel(dot)metatrontech(dot)com> writes:
>
>
>>Things to check when PostgreSQL doesn't seem to start:
>>...
>>In your case, if PostgreSQL is hanging, I would suspect that the problem
>>is likely to be with something else. Hopefully there would be info in
>>the serverlog that would help.
>>
>>
>
>What I'm guessing is that the server started just fine, but the Debian
>initscript is trying to connect to it (to verify that it started) and
>that's failing because of the change in authentication options. You
>might have to remove the -w option from pg_ctl, or some such, in the
>script ... or else fix things so that root is allowed to connect ...
>
>
To fix this you will ideally want to be familiar enough with the init
script system to be able to edit it. In most distros (never used
Debian) it is in /etc/init.d/ and is named something like postgresql.
Look in there. If you can't figure it out, you can post it in the email.
Best Wishes,
Chris Travers
Metatron Technology Consulting
>Hi Tom, Thank you for the idea!
>
>But how should I do this? I thought pg_ctl is a binary file, how should I make change of it? And for "or else fix things so that root is allowed to connect ...", what should I do with this? Would you please give me more hints? Thanksa lot!!!
>
>leo
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