Re: posgresql postmaster would not start

[Johann Spies <jhspies@futurenet.co.za>]

On Wed, 5 May 1999, Khalid EZZARAOUI wrote:

> hey,
> 
> do you delete the file : /tmp/.s.PGSQL.<portnr>
> like says your error message
> 
> after what if it doesn't work do as root :
> 
> /etc/init.d/postgresql stop
> /etc/init.d/postgresql start

Thanks Khalid.  I did look in the /tmp directory but forgot that with
normal ls or dir I would not see the .s.PGSQL-file.  Now it is working
again.

Johann
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