Re: Database wont start anyway

Am Donnerstag, den 08.06.2006, 11:44 +0200 schrieb Fourat Zouari:
> Hello all,
> My database wont start, here's the log :
>
> tux2:~# /etc/init.d/postgresql-8.1 start
> Starting PostgreSQL 8.1 database server: main* perl: warning: Setting
> locale failed.
> perl: warning: Please check that your locale settings:
> LANGUAGE = "fr_TN:fr_FR:fr:en_GB:en",
> LC_ALL = (unset),
> LANG = "fr_FR(at)euro"
> are supported and installed on your system.
> perl: warning: Falling back to the standard locale ("C").
> Error: The server must be started under the locale fr_FR(at)euro which
> does not exist any more.
> failed!

It looks like a linux system. Or which OS do you use?

Do you tried to start PG as root (because of the #)? Are you sure root
is allowed to start it? Is root superuser?

Try to start it as user postgres.

all installed locales will listen by:
$ locale -a

I have no french locale installed on my debian system, but you will get
a list like this:

C
de_DE(at)euro
de_DE.iso885915
de_DE(dot)iso885915(at)euro

When I run locale, that list will diplayed:

$ locale

LANG=de_DE(at)euro
LANGUAGE=de_DE:de:en_GB:en

It is the same, as your list. Only fr_FR (France) instead de_DE
(Germany).

So I am sure, the problem is, that you tried to start postgresql as root
and not as superuser. The standard superuser is postgres.

Try this:
tux2:~# su postgres
postgres(at)tux2:~$ /etc/init.d/postgresql-8.1 start

Susanne