Re: Can't write lock file

On Mon, 21 Oct 2002, MT wrote:

> I have Apache and Postgres set up on a Red Hat 7.1 system. I recently
> added PHP in order to be able to use phpPgAdmin, and since then
> postgresql is no longer working. Here's a broad outlineof what I did:
>
> rpm -e PHP
> Downloaded and compiled PHP 4.1.2
> # ./configure --with-pgsql --with-xml --with-apxs=/etc/httpd/bin/apxs
> recompiled apache 1.3.24 to use modules
> restarted apache
>
> [edited]
>
> /usr/local/pgsql/bin/postmaster -D /usr/local/pgsql/data/
> FATAL 1: Can't write lock file /tmp/.s.PGSQL.5432.lock: No space left
> on device
>
> I read up on this but found no satisfactory solution.

By this you mean that there is space left on the device? How much? It shouldn't
need too much but then you want a decent amount left for use by other things.

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Nigel J. Andrews