Re: BUG #4716: Error initialiting postgresql

From: Craig Ringer <craig(at)postnewspapers(dot)com(dot)au>
To: Serbe <serbe(at)rocketmail(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: BUG #4716: Error initialiting postgresql
Date: 2009-03-19 05:40:19
Message-ID: 49C1DAC3.6060409@postnewspapers.com.au
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Serbe wrote:
> The following bug has been logged online:
>
> Bug reference: 4716
> Logged by: Serbe
> Email address: serbe(at)rocketmail(dot)com
> PostgreSQL version: 8.1.11
> Operating system: Linux RedHat
> Description: Error initialiting postgresql
> Details:
>
> #service postgresql restart
> Parando el servicio postgresql: [FALLÓ]
> Iniciando la base de datos: mkdir: no se puede crear el directorio
> «/var/lib/pgsql/data/pg_log»: El fichero ya existe
> [FALLÓ]
> Iniciando servicios postgresql: [FALLÓ]

That's not a bug. PostgreSQL is failing to start because the pg_log
directory is missing. Are you sure your database is configured
correctly, you have the right data directory set up in postgresql.conf,
and you haven't recently rearranged anything in /var ? Are your file
systems OK ?

--
Craig Ringer

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